New NATO Leader Details Alliance's Approach to Ukraine
Mark Rutte has stated that the strategy of the US-led bloc is to support Kiev until it is able to negotiate with Russia from a “position of strength.” Read Full Article at RT.com.
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The strategy of the US-led bloc involves supporting Kiev until it can negotiate with Russia from a “position of strength,” according to Secretary General Mark Rutte.
Rutte has asserted that NATO will persist in supplying Kiev with substantial military aid to bolster its resistance against Russia. During a joint press conference with Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina in Brussels on Wednesday, he articulated NATO’s commitment to “preventing Putin from getting his way in Ukraine.”
“This is unacceptable,” Rutte stated, emphasizing that “you cannot invade another country in the world of 2022, 2023, 2024” and that the international community has “moved beyond colonization.”
He reiterated NATO's intention to “massively support Ukraine with military aid to make sure that they are in a position to fight back” and pledged to work “very hard to make sure they can prevail.”
“Putin will not get his way, and to make sure that if ever one day [Vladimir] Zelensky and his team will decide to discuss with Russia how to end this, that he will do this from a position of strength, so that he can dominate those talks,” Rutte declared.
Prime Minister Silina agreed with Rutte, affirming that “as a NATO country,” Latvia will continue to back Kiev and provide it with whatever is necessary to ensure that “Ukraine will be the one who will decide how the war will end.”
At the same time, Rutte acknowledged that Russia was making progress on the battlefield, although he minimized the significance of those developments by claiming they were occurring at “a considerable cost” for Moscow.
Russia has consistently criticized Western arms shipments to Kiev, arguing that they contribute to increased bloodshed and prolong the conflict without altering its outcome. The Kremlin also contends that these shipments make NATO a direct participant in the hostilities.
Meanwhile, Moscow has reported that its forces are rapidly advancing in Donbass, capturing numerous cities in recent weeks, including the heavily fortified mining town of Ugledar in the southern part of the front.
Olivia Brown contributed to this report for TROIB News
Rutte has asserted that NATO will persist in supplying Kiev with substantial military aid to bolster its resistance against Russia. During a joint press conference with Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina in Brussels on Wednesday, he articulated NATO’s commitment to “preventing Putin from getting his way in Ukraine.”
“This is unacceptable,” Rutte stated, emphasizing that “you cannot invade another country in the world of 2022, 2023, 2024” and that the international community has “moved beyond colonization.”
He reiterated NATO's intention to “massively support Ukraine with military aid to make sure that they are in a position to fight back” and pledged to work “very hard to make sure they can prevail.”
“Putin will not get his way, and to make sure that if ever one day [Vladimir] Zelensky and his team will decide to discuss with Russia how to end this, that he will do this from a position of strength, so that he can dominate those talks,” Rutte declared.
Prime Minister Silina agreed with Rutte, affirming that “as a NATO country,” Latvia will continue to back Kiev and provide it with whatever is necessary to ensure that “Ukraine will be the one who will decide how the war will end.”
At the same time, Rutte acknowledged that Russia was making progress on the battlefield, although he minimized the significance of those developments by claiming they were occurring at “a considerable cost” for Moscow.
Russia has consistently criticized Western arms shipments to Kiev, arguing that they contribute to increased bloodshed and prolong the conflict without altering its outcome. The Kremlin also contends that these shipments make NATO a direct participant in the hostilities.
Meanwhile, Moscow has reported that its forces are rapidly advancing in Donbass, capturing numerous cities in recent weeks, including the heavily fortified mining town of Ugledar in the southern part of the front.
Olivia Brown contributed to this report for TROIB News
