NATO Secretary-Basic Jens Stoltenberg warned Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will wage warfare elsewhere if Russia defeats Ukraine.
”If Putin wins in Ukraine, there may be actual danger that his aggression is not going to finish there,” Stoltenberg instructed reporters throughout a gathering with Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico. ”Our assist isn’t charity. It’s an funding in our safety.”
Fico, who received September’s election, is skeptical of aiding Ukraine and has ended navy deliveries to Kyiv.
However Stoltenberg needs the alliance to carry agency towards Russia.
”The one technique to attain a simply and lasting resolution is to persuade President Putin that they won’t win on the battlefield.And the one approach to make sure that President Putin realizes that he’s not profitable on the battlefield is to proceed to assist Ukraine,” the NATO chief mentioned.
His feedback got here on the identical day the Russian chief made clear he has no intention of backing down in his warfare towards Ukraine.