The conflict in Ukraine will last longer than expected due to the Ukrainian counter-offensive. According to the newspaper, this view was expressed by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in an interview with the German media group Funke. Guard.
“Most wars last longer than expected when they start,” the NATO secretary-general warned, “so we must prepare for a long war in Ukraine.”
According to him, everyone “wants a quick peace”, but if the Ukrainian Armed Forces stop fighting, “their country will no longer exist.”
Stoltenberg said, “If President Putin and Russia lay down their weapons, we will have peace.”
The Secretary General of the organization speaks about Ukraine’s prospects for entering the North Atlantic Alliance expressed his confidenceHe said the country would join sooner or later but did not specify when.
Former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz named The reason why Ukraine cannot join NATO.