2023-11-29 22:50:00
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated this Wednesday (11/29/2023) that Russia has lost hundreds of thousands of men, hundreds of aircraft and thousands of tanks in the invasion of Ukraine, and that its international influence is declining. Instead, he at the same time urged “not to underestimate” Russia, which has its economy “on a war footing” while Putin “has a great tolerance for casualties” while giving no respite in his attacks.
“All this underlines the strategic mistake of (Russian President Vladimir) Putin in invading Ukraine,” Stoltenberg said at a press conference at the end of a meeting of allied foreign ministers, in which the first NATO-Ukraine Council was held. at that ministerial level. Stoltenberg assured that, while Ukraine has “advanced”, Russia “has regressed” and is now “weaker politically, militarily and economically.” And “it is closer to NATO than ever,” he added.
From a political point of view, the allied secretary general assured that Russia “is losing influence abroad”, especially in the Caucasus and Central Asia, while “it is increasingly dependent on China.” “Year after year, Moscow mortgages its future to Beijing. Militarily, Russia has lost a substantial part of its conventional forces: hundreds of aircraft, thousands of tanks and has had more than 300,000 casualties,” he stressed.
“Clear and unwavering” response also from the United States
The Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken, assured that Ukraine will continue to be firmly supported in its war against Russia. “The response in NATO is clear and unwavering. We must continue to support Ukraine and we will do so,” said the head of US diplomacy, in statements made at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
Blinken, who will travel to Israel in the coming days, said he will try to have the truce in Gaza extended again. “We want this pause to be extended, because it has allowed us to free hostages and work on humanitarian assistance for those who desperately need it,” Blinken said during his press conference at NATO headquarters.
Germany recognizes that the war in Ukraine is losing media interest
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock acknowledged from Brussels that the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine is “disappearing from the public eye”, which she considered could be “fatal”, and asked to maintain support for Kiev. At a time when the War in Gaza is making headlines, the German politician stated that last weekend it was observed “that Russia’s drone attacks on Ukraine, and especially against civilian infrastructure, were the harshest in this brutal war “.
“It is an alarming sign, at the beginning of winter,” he added, agreeing with Stoltenberg. “Russia has accumulated a large arsenal of missiles for the winter and we see new attempts to attack Ukraine’s electrical grid and energy infrastructure, trying to leave it in the dark and cold,” warned the NATO Secretary General.
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