NATO Secretary General welcomed the delivery of long-range weapon systems to Ukraine

– International news – Tasnim news agency quoted by Germany’s “NTV”, Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO, in his latest statements to the Pope’s recent position , the world Catholic leader reacted to the fact that Ukraine should have the courage to raise the white flag and enter into negotiations with Russia and stated: Surrender is not peace. Putin started the war and today he can end it. On the other hand, Ukraine does not have this option.

Thus, NATO has rejected the Pope’s attempt to negotiate peace between Ukraine and Russia. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in Brussels without mentioning Pope Francis by name: “Surrender is not peace.

He asked all allies to continue military support for Kiev.

Stoltenberg In justifying his statements, he also mentioned the right to defend himself and said: We must remember what is happening here. He claimed: This is a war of aggression by Russia against Ukraine, and Ukraine has the right to defend itself as stated in the United Nations Charter. This means that NATO countries have the right to help Ukraine protect its right to self-defense.

He also welcomed the fact that several allies are now providing Ukraine with long-range weapons systems. they do. He cited as an example the provision of Storm Shadow and Scallop cruise missiles by Britain and France. At the same time, Stoltenberg praised the participation of the Federal Republic of Germany to date in supporting Ukraine and mentioned, for example, the delivery of air defense systems and battle tanks. He emphasized that Germany is a leading country in the field of this military support.

The possible delivery of German Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine has been discussed in this country for months. Olaf Schultz, the chancellor of Germany, has rejected this issue so far, because according to him, Germany can enter this war using Taurus missiles with a range of 500 kilometers.

Stoltenberg made these statements on the sidelines of the ceremony. Sweden’s admission to NATO stated. In this ceremony, in front of the Brussels headquarters, the Swedish flag was raised in a circle along with the banners of other allies and the Swedish national anthem was played. Stoltenberg spoke of a “historic day” that will make NATO and Sweden stronger. NATO for direct presence in Ukraine; A sense of danger from the future