NATO leaders discuss short-term and long-term support for Ukraine, – NATO Secretary-General
Allied leaders discussed the need to continue to strongly support Ukraine in the short and long term before the NATO summit in Madrid. Source: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg The future decisions of the summit were discussed in The Hague, which the document calls “historic and transformative”. The discussion focused on the...
Latvia calls for supply of weapons to Ukraine for “as long as it takes”, – Latvian Foreign Minister
Western countries must supply weapons to Ukraine until the complete victory of Ukraine. Because the Russian-Ukrainian war could last for months or even years. Source: Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs “The West must put itself on a war footing to keep Ukraine supplied with modern weapons for as long as it takes to defeat...
Ukraine is ready to convert its weapons to NATO standards in a month, – Minister of Defense of Ukraine
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine states that the Ukrainian military has mastered artillery delivered from Western countries in just two weeks, and Ukraine itself is ready to convert its weapons to NATO standards within a month. Source: Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov “As comrade Churchill said, give us the tools and we’ll...
NATO must recognize Russia as a long-term threat to the democratic world, – Lithuanian President
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda believes that the North Atlantic Alliance should identify Russia as a long-term threat. Source: Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda “I don’t think we should hope that the war will end and we can change something again, interact more amicably again. Russia has broken too many taboos and crossed so...
The President of Ukraine will take part in the NATO summit in Spain
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy will take part in the NATO summit to be held on June 28-30 in Madrid. Source: Deputy Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Alliance Mircea Joane “Of course, NATO enlargement, and open-door policy will be an important topic of discussion. We hope that Finland and Sweden will join our ranks. And,...
NATO made a mistake by not providing Ukraine with a Membership Action Plan, – Former NATO Chief
NATO made a mistake in its assessment of Russia’s military capabilities and in failing to provide Ukraine and Georgia with a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) in 2008. Source: Former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen According to him, during the NATO summit in Bucharest in 2008, the organization agreed that Ukraine and Georgia...
Russian President underestimated the strength and the ability of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to defend themselves, – NATO Secretary-General
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in starting the war against Ukraine, made a strategic mistake by underestimating the ability of Ukrainians to defend themselves and the ability of allies to support Ukraine. Source: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg “President Putin made a strategic mistake. He totally underestimated the strength and...
The war in Ukraine challenged conventional wisdom about the rules-based international order, – Turkish President
Russia’s war against Ukraine has left the world in doubt about the generally accepted notion of an international order based on the rules and competition between great powers. Source: The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan “The war in Ukraine challenged conventional wisdom about the rules-based international order, great power...
NATO Parliamentary Assembly calls on Allied governments to help promote Ukraine to the Alliance
The spring session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, held from 27 to 30 May, adopted a declaration calling on Allied governments to take concrete next steps to advance Ukraine’s membership in NATO and strengthen its resistance to Russian aggression. Source: The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine More than 200 lawmakers from about 30 NATO countries have...
NATO has the right to deploy its troops in Eastern Europe, – NATO Deputy Secretary-General
Following Russia’s attack on Ukraine, NATO is no longer bound by past commitments to refrain from deploying its forces in Eastern Europe. Source: NATO Deputy Secretary-General Mircea Geoana According to him, Moscow itself has “voided of any content” of the NATO-Russia Founding Act, by attacking Ukraine and halting dialogue with...
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