NATO Secretary General’s warning to China about supporting Russia

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, before At the NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Prague, Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of this military alliance, clearly stated how the members should support Ukraine in defending Russia with more weapons and defense systems, but without soldiers.

He also warned China that this country’s support for Russia in the Ukraine war will jeopardize cooperation with the West. In an interview with “De Volt” newspaper, he clarified that China says it wants to maintain good relations with the West. At the same time, Beijing is fomenting war in Europe. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addressed China: You cannot have both.

Stoltenberg continued: China’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine It is vital. There is an apparent increase in the sale of machine parts, microelectronics and other technologies that Moscow uses to produce missiles, tanks and aircraft for use against Ukraine.

A few days before At the meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Prague next Thursday and Friday, Stoltenberg also opposed requests from Kiev and some EU security politicians and German coalition government parties to shoot down Russian missiles and drones over Ukraine from NATO territory.

He stressed: “While we are increasing our support for Ukraine’s self-defense, there are no plans to send NATO troops to Ukraine or extend NATO’s air defense umbrella to the country.” . Stoltenberg said NATO will not be part of the conflict.

Stoltenberg announced that NATO foreign ministers will meet in Prague to prepare for the 75th anniversary of the formation of the alliance in Washington in mid They will meet in July. According to him, increasing support for Ukraine is also discussed in this meeting. He added: We must ensure that our deterrence and defense have sufficient resources. NATO is preparing to play a much larger role in coordinating security and training assistance for Ukraine. This will require long-term financial commitments to put our support on a stronger and clearer footing.

Given Ukraine’s mounting casualties in its battle against Moscow, Stoltenberg also asked NATO member states to provide more significant support to this country. He added: But it is not too late for Ukraine’s victory. We need to send more weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, including anti-aircraft systems and long-range weapons.

Kiev recently initially requested more weapons for air defense. This also includes the desire to receive seven Patriots, two of which should be used to protect the Ukrainian metropolis of Kharkiv. Have their own military equipment and increase the production of weapons and ammunition: If Putin imposes his will in Ukraine, there will be no stable security in Europe and the whole world and it will become more unstable. We must stop Russia from further aggression. The policy of appeasement with Putin will not work.

The reason for these statements is probably the increase in requests in the West for the escalation of tension with Moscow by sending more weapons and at the same time increasing the possibility It is to stop the conflict.

The NATO Secretary General especially stated that he is concerned about Russian sabotage and disinformation in Europe. At the same time, he said: “We are not looking for a conflict with Russia, but the fact is that Russia is fighting with the West in the West. Moscow has intensified its hostile activities in Europe, including the sabotage of physical violence, cyber attacks and false information.”

For example, the Allies revealed plans for espionage and cyber attacks that were to be carried out in Germany as well. NATO Secretary General also said: We have also seen the use of jammers in civil aviation. None of this is new, but the scale and intensity of Russia’s efforts are unprecedented.

Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, NATO members have discovered hundreds of Russian spies operating in Europe. were fired. Stoltenberg emphasized: The recent arrests of people suspected of sabotage show that the allies are vigilant.

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