(Finance) – “The war in Ukraine could last for years”. The NATO Secretary General said, Jens Stoltenberg, in an interview published today by the German newspaper Bild. “We must be prepared that it will last years,” he said, suggesting that “not to weaken support for Ukraine, even if the costs are high, not only in terms of military support, but also due to of the increase in energy and food prices “.
However, according to Stoltenberg, “the costs of food and fuel are nothing compared to those paid daily by Ukrainians on the front line. Moreover, if Russian President Vladimir Putin were to achieve his goals in Ukraine, such as when he annexed Crimea in 2014 , “we should pay an even greater price,” he warned. In this context, the NATO secretary general urged alliance countries to continue arms deliveries to Kiev.
War in Ukraine triggered “shockwaves in the world: we are facing an energy crisis, a food crisis, a crisis on the cost of living crisis. Inflation has reached levels that we have not seen for decades, my generation has seen similar ones but other generations have no experience with these levels of inflation. “This was stated by the European Commissioner for Economy. Paolo Gentiloni speaking at a Bocconi University and Ispi conference. “Food shortages put different parts of the planet at risk. In the midst of all of this, we still have to manage the climate crisis and perhaps the global pandemic. These are challenges that no single country can tackle alone. Helping the global economy – he said – it requires carefully calibrated policies, while humanitarian aid is ensured to the most vulnerable groups and sustainable growth is pursued “.
Meanwhile, a meeting in Kiev between the Ukrainian President Zelensky and the number one of Confindustria, Carlo Bonomi, accompanied by a delegation of representatives from Viale dell’Astronomia. “What is happening affects us. There is a twinning relationship” Bonomi told the Ukrainian president as emerges from a vVideo posted on Zelensky’s Instagram profile. “The meeting is dedicated to the participation of Italian entrepreneurs in post-war reconstruction in Ukraine. For us it is important that Italian producers present themselves on the our market with a powerful new wave “, Zelensky wrote on his Telegram channel about the meeting.
So far the diplomatic side, while on the battlefield news front, a Russian source tells Tass that the regimental commanders Azov captured in Mariupol are found detained in the Lefortovo prison in Moscow. According to the source, there may be more than 100 fighters detained in the maximum security prison in Moscow, including “foreign mercenaries” who surrendered to the Azovstal steel mill. Their interrogations would be underway at this stage.