NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that Ukraine may survive the most difficult winter since the beginning of the war.
Rutte spoke at a joint press conference after a meeting with Finland President Alexander Stubb at the NATO headquarters.
Having stated that they and Stubb discussed the last situation around the war in Ukraine, which is a priority agenda of the Alliance Day, Rutte expressed satisfaction that Finland provided Ukraine with more than 2 billion euros.
The Secretary General recalled that during his visit to Kyiv last week after taking office, he announced the need to increase military assistance to this country.
“Russia continues to attack the critically important energy infrastructure of Ukraine. Perhaps Ukraine will survive the most difficult winter since the beginning of a full -scale occupation,” he said.
Answering the question of Ukraine’s membership in NATO, the Secretary General noted: “I do not want to speculate at this stage, but it is obvious that this is an irreversible path.”
Rutte added that the military support that will be provided to Ukraine will be discussed in detail at the summit, which will be held on October 12 on the basis of Ramstein in Germany under the leadership of the United States.
– Russia is the most important threat “
“Russia remains the most direct and significant threat to NATO and Finland everywhere in Europe and abroad,” said Stubb.
According to him, Russia wages two types of war – this is a hybrid war that knows no boundaries, including international law in Ukraine, on the one hand, and cyber attacks on the other.