NATO Secretary General sees no signs of potential Russian attack on Alliance territory
Jens Stoltenberg (Photo: Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
The threat of a Russian attack on the territory of the North Atlantic Alliance is not observed, reports NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
He again adds that he does not see a direct threat of attack by the Russian Federation on NATO members.
According to him, strengthening the North Atlantic Alliance should serve not as a provocation of conflict, but as support for peace.
At the same time, Stoltenberg adds that the investments of recent years allow for deterring potential threats.
NATO prepares for possible escalations
Earlier, the head of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, stated that the alliance needed transformation, and the West should prepare for an era in which anything could happen at any time, including the start of war.
His remark came against the backdrop of delays or restrictions on military aid to Ukraine from the United States and the European Union.
On January 16, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Western wavering in support of Kyiv and fears of an escalation of the war with Russia could prolong hostilities for years.
Earlier, the German newspaper Bild reported that NATO was planning to conduct large-scale exercises in February involving about 90,000 servicemen. The scenario of the exercises was a Russian attack on Alliance territory.
On the eve of the meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council, the head of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, after yesterday's meeting, where, among other things, the resistance of the Armed Forces to large-scale military aggression by Russia was discussed, called on the world community not to fall into pessimism.
