“This is actually very important for NATO as a whole, as it shows that the Alliance’s doors are still open. Finland’s contribution to NATO will be a highly trained and equipped force. Therefore, we can say that NATO is safer with Finland as a full member of the Alliance, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on the program “Gość Wiadomości” (TVP INFO).
Will Sweden join NATO soon?
I really hope so. Sweden must join the Alliance as soon as possible. (…) I appealed to all Allies to complete Sweden’s ratification process as quickly as possible
– emphasized the head of NATO.
Jens Stoltenberg praised Poland’s contribution to the strength of the North Atlantic Alliance.
Poland is a strong ally that contributes to our common security in many ways. (…) Poland actively contributes to our collective security and also spends more than 2 percent of GDP. GDP for defense, which is especially important given the current threats
he said.
“We saw that President Putin is ready to deploy the armed forces”
According to the head of NATO, Russia’s aggressive policy towards Ukraine should not come as a surprise.
We have seen that President Putin is willing to use the armed forces to achieve his goals. We saw it in Georgia in 2008, Syria, we saw it many years ago in Chechnya and in 2014, when Crimea was annexed. What may have shocked us is the brutality we are now seeing during the invasion of Ukraine, but we should not be surprised by this fact, as it is part of a certain pattern of aggressive actions by Russia over many years.
– he said.
Will Ukraine and Georgia join NATO?
NATO’s decision on this matter remains unchanged. Georgia and Ukraine become NATO members. Of course, we don’t have a precise timeline for how long the process itself will take, but let’s look at Ukraine – the most pressing need is for Ukraine to survive as a sovereign state. Without that there is no point in talking about NATO membership. The most important thing now is that Ukraine receives military support so that it can survive, and that is also a precondition for subsequent talks about NATO membership
he noticed.
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