Stoltenberg held a press conference ahead of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers that will be held today and tomorrow in Brussels.
Namely, the NATO Secretary General warned that they expect NATO will cause further escalation of relations with Eastern European countries. He stressed that NATO would supply even more weapons to Ukraine and that NATO would do more for partners such as BiH and Georgia, countries vulnerable to Russian threats and influence.
Also, NATO will call on its allies to deliver additional weapons to Ukraine.
”NATO will not recognize the Russian occupation of Ukraine, and especially the occupation of Crimea, ” Stoltenberg pointed out NATO’s clear position on this issue.
As for relations with Finland and Sweden, which are not yet members of NATO, Stoltenberg noted that the alliance will respect the will of these two countries if they want to join the alliance.
NATO expects additional evidence of Russian crimes against civilians and war crimes to emerge.
Just before the end of the press conference, Stoltenberg explained that NATO had learned a lesson from Ukraine about the need to help countries that are not in NATO or the European Union (EU). NATO will consider how to help those countries and examine what it can do for BiH and Georgia.
