NATO chief warns war in Ukraine could drag on for years
BRUSSELS – There is an “absolute possibility” that the Russia-Ukraine war would continue for months or years, the NATO secretary-general said.
Speaking at the NATO Youth Summit, Jens Stoltenberg explained that NATO allies are preparing to provide support for Ukraine “over a long period of time” because “there is a possibility that this war will drag on for months and years.”
He stressed that besides providing military support, the NATO countries will continue to put diplomatic and economic pressure on Russia and its leader President Vladimir Putin because it is him “who started the war and he can end the war tomorrow.”
Putin “gets exactly the opposite of what he wants,” Stoltenberg added, pointing out that Russia wanted “less NATO at its borders.”
“NATO is the most successful alliance in history,” he said, stressing that NATO united Europe and North America, and was able to adapt to the challenges over the past 70 years.
Since the beginning of Russia’s war in Ukraine on February 24., NATO allies have provided and pledged over $8 billion in military support for Ukraine.
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