NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the Alliance is preparing a number of new projects to help Ukraine survive the winter, which will be difficult due to the lasting war.
“NATO will pay the price, but we must adhere to the course for Ukraine with the subtalist” We must continue to resist Russia against Ukraine and the energy blackmail against all of us. “He wrote about this on his column in the Financial Times.
According to him, the war in Ukraine is included in the critical phase and soon winter will be heavy.
“is hard for the Ukrainian people and the armed forces that are fighting for their freedom, and it is difficult for those who support them. Our unity and solidarity will be subjected to a serious test, since families and enterprises will feel the consequences of the rapid increase in energy prices and cost life caused by the Russian invasion. We are waiting for difficult six months with the threat of turning off electricity, failures and, possibly, even civil unrest. But we must adhere to the course and confront Russia – for the sake of Ukraine and for us, ”wrote Stoltenberg.
NATO Secretary General emphasized that the Allies “pay the price for supporting Ukraine.”
“But the price that we pay is considered in dollars, euros and pounds, and Ukrainians pay their lives. And we will all pay a much higher price if Russia and other authoritarian regimes decide that they can invade their neighbors with impunity And to trample international law. If Russia ceases to fight, there will be peace. If Ukraine stops fighting, it will cease to exist as an independent state. We are of moral responsibility for supporting this independent democracy in the heart of Europe, ”he said.
According to Stoltenberg, NATO prepares more than a dozen new projects to help Ukraine survive the winter.
“And we will continue to help the country in strengthening the defense and security sector in the long run and in the transition from weapons of Soviet times to the possibilities of NATO standards,” the Secretary General said.