By Don Silas Russia could attack more neighbouring countries if President Vladimir Putin succeeds in the Ukraine war, NATO Secretary...
By Don Silas
Russia could attack more neighbouring countries if President
Vladimir Putin succeeds in the Ukraine war, NATO Secretary General, Jens
Stoltenberg, warned on Thursday in Norway.
“If Russia wins this war, [Vladimir] Putin will have
confirmation that violence works. Then other neighbouring countries may be
next,” Stoltenberg said, referring to the Russian president’s invasion of
Ukraine.
Stoltenberg underlined the importance of supporting Ukraine
in a speech at a summer camp on the island of Utoya for the youth wing of
Norway’s Labour Party.
He said, “A world where the lesson for Putin is that he gets
what he wants by using military force is also a more dangerous world for us.”
While supporting Ukraine, the NATO chief said the Western
defence alliance’s second task was to prevent the conflict from spreading.
He said, “The attack underscored the importance of the
Western alliance for Europe’s defence.”
Stoltenberg also said Ukraine is preparing for a counter-offensive
in the country’s south.
He warned of the increased threat Russia posed to Norway
given the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Stoltenberg said, “The current stage of the conflict is a
“brutal and bloody war of attrition.”
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