“The President (Russian, Vladimir) Putin this war has begun, he must end it by withdrawing his troops from Ukraine. And President Lukashenko must stop Belarus’ complicity in this illegal conflict,” Stoltenberg said at the press conference ahead of the meeting scheduled for tomorrow and Thursday. Brussels NATO defense ministers.
Thus, the Secretary-General of the Alliance responded to the warnings launched by the Belarusian leader against Ukraine yesterday, assuring that: Minsk would respond vigorously to a hypothetical attack by kiev.
A warning Lukashenko made after meeting Putin last week at the Commonwealth of Independent States meeting in St. Petersburgafter which the two leaders agreed to deploy a military group in both countries in the face of “the worsening situation on the western borders”, the Belarusian leader said.
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Stoltenberg assured that the bombing Russia launched yesterday on Kiev and other Ukrainian cities, killing dozens, injuring hundreds and damaging energy infrastructure, are “a sign of weakness”.
“Russia is basically giving up territory because they don’t have the capabilities for the advance of the Ukrainian armed forces. The way they have to respond is with indiscriminate attacks on Ukrainian cities, hitting civilians, critical infrastructure,” said the Norwegian politician.
According to Stoltenberg, the recent Russian attacks on Ukraine show: President Putin’s lack of alternatives that “loses ground, loses momentum”.
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Source: El heraldo
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