NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the end of hostilities in Ukraine will not change the security situation in Europe. He said this at a press conference in Brussels presenting the annual report of the North Atlantic Alliance. broadcast was open Web site NATO.
According to him, the security situation in European countries will continue for a long time.
“Even if the conflict in Ukraine stops tomorrow, the security environment has long changed,” he said.
Also at this press conference, Jens Stoltenberg said that the Chinese authorities must lead Peace talks in Ukraine with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. He stressed that if China “want to talk seriously about peace” it should start to understand Ukraine’s point of view.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation in Ukraine in response to a request for help from the heads of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR).
On October 10, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation began attacking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. According to Putin, the attacks were a response to the explosion on the Crimean bridge.