general secretary NATOJens Stoltenberg “reckless”, calling it “dangerous” and “irresponsible” nuclear rhetoricWith the illegal annexation of several Ukrainian territories and the partial mobilization of 300,000 reservists, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, “To climb The most important since the start of the war”, despite the fact that on February 24 the organization made it clear that it was ready to respond to any threat and remained on the alert.Russia knows that nuclear war cannot be won and should never be fought. We follow Russia’s nuclear powers closely. “We haven’t seen any change in Russia’s position, but we remain vigilant, on the eve of the next meeting of the defense ministers of the Allied countries this Wednesday and Thursday in Brussels,” he said.
The meeting will allow NATO countries to assess progress in terms of: deterrence Y defenseprotection level critical infrastructure In light of the recent sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines and to bring ranks again Ukraine. As Stoltenberg announced, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov will attend the meeting to explain the situation on the spot and to determine military needs both within the framework of the ministerial meeting and in the contact group for Ukraine. United States. In recent days, countries like Germany have announced their intention to provide more advanced air defense systems and other capabilities.
“indiscriminate” attacks
“We will strengthen our support for Ukraine so that they can continue to defend themselves and liberate their land from Russian occupation,” he said in a brief press release, in which he condemned the recent “indiscriminate Russian” attacks on the civilian population. “President Putin is failing in Ukraine. His annexation attempts, partial mobilization and its reckless nuclear rhetoric represents the most significant escalation since the beginning of the war and shows that this war is not going according to plan,” he warned, reiterating that NATO stands with Ukraine and will support the country as long as necessary. Putin started this war and withdraws its troops from Ukraine. must end.”
As he announced, NATO will also hold a regular meeting this Friday. nuclear planning group as a deterrent nuclear maneuvers A routine deterrence exercise, which has already been planned and prevents cancellation, is held next week. “It would be a false signal if we canceled a long-planned routine exercise,” he said. Stoltenberg added that at the ministerial meeting, they will also take decisions to increase ammunition and equipment reserves and accelerate the delivery of capabilities.