NATO Secretary General’s request to members to increase military production to help Ukraine

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, quoted by “NTV” Germany, Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO, in a conversation with the German news agency, has claimed that Russia can no longer achieve its war goals in Ukraine despite its military efforts.

In his opinion, the purpose of the attack was ordered by Vladimir Russian President Putin prevented Ukraine from moving towards NATO and the European Union. Stoltenberg said: After almost two years of war, Ukraine is now closer to NATO and the European Union than ever before.

Stoltenberg pointed out that Russia had considered Ukraine part of its sphere of influence for decades and said: “Russian President Putin has lost Ukraine forever.

He He claimed that this is a major strategic failure for Russia. He emphasized that he is absolutely sure that Ukraine will eventually achieve its goal of joining NATO. Stoltenberg also claimed in another part of his speech that Russia is paying a very high price for its war. According to him, this country has lost hundreds of planes and thousands of tanks, and 300,000 of its soldiers have been killed or wounded. According to him, as a result of the war, inflation in this country increased and living standards decreased. Found. According to his claim, Russia is also politically isolated more than in the past.

At the same time, the NATO Secretary General warned that due to these developments, the war will end quickly and that Putin after being re-elected He warned that he is expected to change course on March 17.

NATO Secretary General said: We have no indication that Putin will change his goals and policies. He emphasized that Putin will continue to try to occupy more territories. From Stoltenberg’s point of view, this means that NATO and its 31 member states must continue to firmly support Ukraine. He added: “The Ukrainians have shown that they can defend themselves, especially when they receive weapons from Germany and many other NATO countries.” In particular, Stoltenberg asked the allies to look into this issue. Whether more military equipment can be made available to Ukraine through changes in existing agreements with third countries. “In general, we need to increase our production to help Ukraine and better protect ourselves,” he said. It has already been revealed that the EU’s plan to send one million artillery shells to Ukraine by the spring of 2024 will fail. One of the reasons for this is that it is estimated that at least 40% of production is currently exported to third countries. Stoltenberg said: “In fact, the question is whether we should be exporting as much to third countries as we currently do?” slow He said: “I will be careful not to give President Zelensky advice on the best way to conduct the war.” No one knows the need for troops better than the Ukrainians.

Stoltenberg spoke only briefly about his planned departure from the post of NATO Secretary General next fall and the request for Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to replace him. commented This 64-year-old man said: Mark is a friend and he is a capable and experienced prime minister. (…) But it is not my job to advise on who should succeed me.

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