army attack Ukraine’s retake of Russian occupied territories may not progress as fast as the Atlantic Alliance countries would like, but the balance has been struck by the NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, despite what “bloody, difficult and tough” that is, it is generally positive. “Obviously this would be extremely difficult, but the Ukrainians decided to attack because they want to liberate their land and they are making progress. Maybe not as many as we hoped but they are slowly gaining ground, some hundreds of meters every dayIn his speech before the European Parliament, he stressed that he criticized experts who predicted that Kiev would fall in a few days and the country within weeks, and who are now complaining about the speed of the attack.
“The truth is that Ukrainians exceed expectations and again. And we must remember what our responsibility is. We can advise them, but it should be the Ukrainian commanders, the soldiers in the field, who make the difficult decisions. We cannot sit here in Brussels, at NATO headquarters or at EU headquarters and tell them exactly how to fight. It’s their duty, they’re risking their lives, and we just support them and praise them for their courage,” he added, congratulating himself, thinking that Russia is backing down.
He remembered that it was a country he originally owned. second strongest army in the worldA . . . . . “Few times in history have we seen more landmines on the battlefield than in Ukraine today,” he said before a joint meeting of the European Parliament’s foreign affairs committee and the security and defense subcommittee. But now, he warned, “the Russian army is Ukraine’s second most powerful army, and that’s pretty impressive for Ukrainians” because it was their “courage, will, dedication and determination” that made it possible.
More defense spending
Moreover, he believes that Kiev has shown that it is possible to repulse Moscow and liberate the occupied north. “Wars are inherently unpredictable. No one knows exactly where we will be in a week, two, a month or a year. In almost no war, we see only the victory of the side we support. There will be good days and bad days”, but “we need to stand by Ukraine not only in good times but also in bad times”, emphasizing that supporting Ukraine is not an option, but a necessity to preserve peace.
Stoltenberg also, drawing on his speech, insisted on the necessity: Invest more in defense but above all by signing contracts with the industry. “The main thing is to sign contracts. We need countries to sign contracts because this allows the industry to invest and increase production,” he stressed, noting that countries seem to be taking the increase in their defense spending seriously since it will increase 8 percent in real terms this year. biggest increase in decades. “More money for defense will also allow us to invest more in the production of highly critical ammunition,” he admitted.