"Kremlin's weakness": NATO reacted to annexation by Russia of new regions of Ukraine
According to him, only Russian President Vladimir Putin is responsible for solving a full -scale war against Ukraine. Stoltenberg believes that the Kremlin's head by its decision can stop the suffering of a brave Ukrainian people. The annexation of new regions of Ukraine is a violation of international law, and NATO allies never recognize these territories as part of the Russian Federation. "Donetsk is Ukraine. Lugansk is Ukraine. Kherson is Ukraine. Zaporizhzhia and Crimea is Ukraine.
This is for the second time, when Russia seizes Ukrainian territories by force. But this does not change the nature of the conflict. Annexia will not change our support of Ukraine. It is not a party to the conflict, but the block assists Ukraine so that it can assert its right to self -defense, " - continued Jens Stoltenberg during a press conference.
The annexation of new regions of Ukraine and the announcement of partial mobilization of NATO Secretary -General called the decisive moment in the full -scale war. Against the background of Vladimir Putin's nuclear threats, according to Stoltenberg, a serious escalation of the armed conflict began. "This testifies to the Kremlin's weakness. It is a recognition that the war is not planned and that Vladimir Putin has completely failed his strategic goals.
He is responsible for ending this war and putting an end to the suffering of the Ukrainian people," the Alliance's Secretary General. Answering the journalist's question whether the military unit is ready to consider Ukraine's application for joining NATO under the accelerated procedure, he said that the doors to NATO were open, and the Alliance allies support Kyiv's plans for further integration. "NATO membership decisions will be made by all 30 Union members.
We will approve it through consensus," Stoltenberg said, adding that the Alliance is now focused on providing further assistance to Ukraine. It is worth noting that after the end of Jens Stoltenberg's speech, the Russian media began to capture the report that NATO would not be able to accept Ukraine as a military bloc in the near future. A number of propagandists have used the General Secretary's fake phrase "We cannot accept Ukraine in NATO" in their publications.
This information is not true, since Jens Stoltenberg assured during the press conference that the doors of the North Atlantic Alliance were opened for Ukraine and the military block supports Kyiv's initiative for integration. We will remind, on September 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an agreement on annexation of new Ukrainian regions on the results of fake referendums that the Russians conducted in the captured territories.