NATO chief urges more lethal aid for Ukraine

There are no signs that Russia is planning for peace in Ukraine, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday, adding that allies must continue to provide Kyiv with lethal aid.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.

Photo: EPA/FILIP SINGER

Speaking at the 75th Nordic Council session in Oslo, Norway, Stoltenberg said: "If Ukraine stops defending itself, they will be occupied, and occupation is not peace."

Addressing the 75th Nordic Council session in #Norway 🇳🇴, SG @jensstoltenberg said the deep cooperation among the Nordic countries after years of enmity shows that "peace is always possible" & he welcomed that the entire Nordic region will soon be in #NATOhttps://t.co/jeUL4idoX7 pic.twitter.com/75evWJQP8h

— Dylan White (@NATOpress) October 31, 2023

Calling Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “a strategic defeat” that has left Moscow increasingly isolated, he underlined that “investing in Ukraine's security is also an investment in our security,” according to NATO's website.

He told the gathering in Oslo that a victory for Putin in Ukraine would show authoritarian leaders that military force pays.

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, launching the largest military campaign in Europe since World War II.

Tuesday is day 615 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Source: IAR, nato.int