Baghdad, Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg expressed his confidence that there is “no going back” in relations between the Alliance and Russia, warning the West that the greatest danger will come if Russia wins the Ukraine war.
“We must realize that the end of this war will not lead to the emergence of normal relations with Russia, there is no turning back,” Stoltenberg said in a speech delivered at the “SAMAK” summit in Finland today, Tuesday.
He stressed that NATO member states must increase their defense expenditures, because this is what security requires in a “more dangerous world.”
He also expressed his belief that “supporting Ukraine is in the interest of the security” of NATO itself.
He continued, “I hear concerns that our support for Ukraine increases the risk of escalation, but, currently, there are no options without any risks. No one should doubt that the greatest danger is President Putin’s victory in Ukraine.”
Source: National Iraqi News Agency