Putin’s military mobilization is dangerous and reckless rhetoric — Jens Stoltenberg

Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO, told Reuters on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of military mobilization and his threat to use nuclear weapons was “dangerous and reckless rhetoric”.

Other comments

“Nuclear war must never be waged.”

“NATO will make sure there are no misunderstandings in Moscow about the seriousness of using nuclear weapons.”

“So far there is no change in Russia’s nuclear posture.”

“Putin’s speech shows that the war is not going according to his plans.”

“Putin miscalculated on Ukraine, he made a big mistake.”

“More troops will escalate the conflict in Ukraine.”

“I am confident that NATO allies will ratify the entry of Sweden and Finland.”

“I hope that the Ukraine war ends at the negotiating table, but kyiv needs an acceptable result.”

“NATO will not engage in the same kind of reckless and dangerous nuclear rhetoric as Russia’s Putin.”

“NATO has to be prepared for the long haul in dealing with Putin.”

It is difficult to see a short-term solution as long as Russia does not accept Ukraine as a sovereign nation.”

market reaction

These comments do not appear to have a significant impact on risk sentiment. At press time, Wall Street’s main indices were up between 0.3% and 0.5%.

Source: Fx Street

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