North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the battlefield situation in Ukraine “remains extremely serious” but underlined the allies' commitment to continuing arms supplies and economic support. to Kiev.
The comments were made this Saturday (24), the day that marks two years since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
“The situation on the battlefield remains extremely serious,” Stoltenberg said. “The president’s objective [russo Vladimir] Putin's desire to dominate Ukraine has not changed, and there are no indications that he is preparing for peace. But we must not be discouraged.”
A counteroffensive late last year by Ukrainian forces was halted and Russian forces this month captured the town of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine and launched attacks at several points along the front lines.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba recently told CNN that Avdiivka would not have fallen if Ukraine “had received all the artillery ammunition we needed to defend it,” particularly in the midst of a delay in critical aid to Ukraine in the United States Congress.
“In just the last few days and weeks, NATO allies have announced new aid packages worth billions of dollars,” Stoltenberg said.
“This covers important capabilities such as artillery ammunition, air defense and combat boats. As well as equipment and spare parts [para caças] F16, drones and anti-mine equipment. More support is on the way.”
Stoltenberg said Putin miscalculated the goal of keeping Ukraine out of the military bloc, saying the Kremlin leader “achieved exactly the opposite: Ukraine is now closer to NATO than ever before… Ukraine will join NATO. It’s not a question of if, but when.”
Source: CNN Brasil
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