Make sure the war doesn’t happen again. It is Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the Atlantic Alliance, who dictates the passwords for NATO’s future. At his regular press conference on the eve of his meeting with NATO foreign ministers, Stoltenberg made it clear that “we do not know when this war will end”. But when that happens – he promised – we must make sure that Ukraine can deter future attacks and that history does not repeat itself,” said the alliance number one, thus promising to initiate “a long-term partnership with Ukraine that will bring it closer to NATO.”
This is not the first time Stoltenberg has promised Kiev a place in NATO. In recent months, the secretary-general has often recalled the 2008 allied summit, which promised the country a Euro-Atlantic perspective but was later rejected by the formal invitation to join the alliance. However, while answering journalists’ questions, Stoltenberg stressed that “it will be important to show that NATO’s doors remain open” in the future.
On Wednesday, the second day of the ministerial summit, NATO’s Indo-Pacific partners Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea will also attend the meeting. He cautioned that this is necessary, given that “it could also happen in East Asia”.
Finally, Stoltenberg described Putin’s last words on the transport of tactical nuclear warheads to Belarus as “dangerous rhetoric”. “Russia is trying to prevent us from supporting Ukraine with intimidation and pressure to stop NATO partners and allies.
Source: Today IT
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