Stoltenberg stated that the war in Ukraine could last “months or even years.”
Stating that there will be no winners in a possible nuclear war and that such a war should never start, Stoltenberg said, “Our message is clear: After the use of nuclear weapons, there will be only losers for us.”
Stoltenberg, who also criticized Russia’s rhetoric about nuclear weapons, said it was “irresponsible and disrespectful”. Stoltenberg underlined that there is no evidence that Russia has put nuclear weapons on a higher alert level since February 24, when the war began in the hands of the Alliance.
Stoltenberg: War could last for years
NATO Secretary General also asked Western countries to increase their efforts to send heavy weapons to Ukraine. Stoltenberg, in his statement to the newspaper, said, “In the long term, Ukraine cannot defend itself with weapons from the Soviet era, it must switch to modern western weapons.”
Stating that the defense of Ukraine can only be successful in this way, Stoltenberg stated that Ukraine should prepare itself for a war that “may last for months or even years.”
According to the data of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 5 million 700 thousand people have left Ukraine since February 24, when Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine began. It is stated that more than 3 million Ukrainians took refuge in Poland, while approximately 850 thousand Ukrainians went to Romania. According to UN data, more than 700,000 Ukrainians fled to Russia.
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