The Munich Security Conference on international security policies started at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich. Speaking on the second day of the conference, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, referring to the Russia-Ukraine war, said, “Russia’s war against Ukraine continues. NATO Allies have shared definite intelligence about Moscow’s invasion plans long beforehand. For months, they have been using Russia to diplomacy. We made every effort to include it. But Russia chose to attack despite all our calls for peace. We can draw some important lessons from the war already. First of all, we must continue and increase our support for Ukraine. Putin is not planning peace. He is planning more wars. He is mobilizing hundreds of thousands of soldiers. “It is increasingly based on war. Therefore, we must give Ukraine what it needs to win and prevail as a sovereign, independent nation in Europe. Some worry that our support for Ukraine risks triggering an escalation. The biggest risk is Putin.” It’s a win,” he said.
‘WHAT IS TODAY IN EUROPE, IT MAY BE IN ASIAN TOMORROW’
Stating that the war in Ukraine poses a global threat, Stoltenberg said, “Supporting Ukraine is not only the morally right thing to do. It should also be done for our own security interests. We need to continue to strengthen our defense. The Kremlin wants a different Europe. a place where it controls its neighbors. What is in Europe today may be in Asia tomorrow. So the war in Ukraine shows that security is global, not regional. In this new and more controversial world, we can no longer treat defense as optional. It’s a necessity. Also “We must also secure our cyberspace, our supply chains, and our infrastructure. Many have argued that importing Russian gas is purely an economic issue. It’s a political issue, because Europe’s dependence on Russian gas has made us vulnerable. So we have made the same mistakes with China and other authoritarian regimes.” We should not become too dependent on the products and raw materials we import. spoke in addition. (UAV)