Ukraine has achieved “a lot” in its Kursk offensive against Russia, but it is difficult to say how the situation will develop next, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters in Oslo on Thursday (5).
“Only Ukrainians can make the difficult choices that are necessary, such as where to position their forces and what type of war is appropriate in this situation,” Stoltenberg said.
Russian forces are advancing in eastern Ukraine, while Ukrainian troops made a daring incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, where on August 6 they launched the biggest foreign attack on Russia since World War II.
Stoltenberg said Ukraine has the right to self-defense, including with long-range missiles that can hit military targets on Russian territory.
“I am glad that many NATO countries have given this opportunity and that those that still have restrictions have eased them so that Ukraine can defend itself,” Stoltenberg said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will attend a meeting of the Ramstein group, a coalition of nations that supply arms to Ukraine, on Friday (6), where he is expected to ask for an increase in arms deliveries, specifically long-range missiles, according to German magazine Der Spiegel.
Zelenskiy called on allies to help with air defenses and remove restrictions that prevent Kiev from using donated weapons for long-range strikes against Russia.
Stoltenberg told a conference earlier that he saw no immediate military threat to NATO countries, but said there was a constant danger from terrorism, cyber attacks and sabotage.
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