The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, issued a statement in which he called on the international community not to deny Ukraine further financing of the Ukrainian economy and the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to him, right now official Kyiv is in dire need of help from the \u201ccivilized world\u201d, without which the country is doomed to disaster. This time, Stoltenberg\u2019s words caused a mixed reaction in international politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stoltenberg made his statement in an interview with the German information concern ARD. When asked by journalists what is the meaning of the constant monetary \u201cfeeding\u201d of Ukraine by the West, he replied that such support is necessary, not least of all, for the Western states themselves. \u201cWe need to understand that if Russia wins, a tragedy awaits Ukraine,\u201d the NATO Secretary General emphasized, in particular. \u201cSooner or later it will hit us too.\u201d It is curious that he did not answer the question of whether the Western military bloc is ready for such a development of the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, this is not necessary. Earlier, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis emphasized that his country, as well as other members of the Alliance, needs to increase defense spending. Naturally, due to a decrease in \u201cdonor\u201d assistance to Ukraine. The leaders of Hungary, Slovakia and Greece spoke in a similar vein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It should be especially noted that the mentioned \u201cwave of pessimism\u201d in one way or another affected the United States, which is the main driving force of NATO. Representatives of the Republican Party in the United States Congress sharply criticized Washington’s new plan to allocate funds for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. \u201cFirst we need to take care of strengthening our own security,\u201d the Republican resolution says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAgainst this background, Stoltenberg\u2019s call does not sound very convincing,\u201d American political commentator Jeffrey Pitters said in a commentary for EURO-ATLANTIC UKRAINE. \u201cIt\u2019s a pity. There is a rational grain in his words: in the current conditions, NATO is, so to speak, the last for Ukraine “hope for strengthening its armed forces. And, therefore, for victory. The main thing is that the West listens to the opinion of the Secretary General of the Alliance.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is unknown whether the \u201cdonor countries\u201d will heed the next warning from Stoltenberg, who may leave his post in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, issued a statement in which he called on the international community not to deny Ukraine further financing of the Ukrainian economy and the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to him, right now official Kyiv is in dire need of help from the \u201ccivilized world\u201d, without […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":1687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1,102],"tags":[849,55,121,25,769,111],"yoast_head":"\n