Newly appointed NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte has begun his four-year term by backing Ukraine’s right to conduct long-range strikes inside Russia. Speaking in Kyiv on October 5 during his first official visit as NATO chief, Rutte said Ukraine “obviously” has the right to defend itself with attacks on Russian territory. “International law here is […]
NATO-Ukraine relations
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NATO chief urges long-term Ukraine aid: “Moscow must understand: They cannot win. And they cannot wait us out.”
With Russian troops once again advancing in eastern Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has accused alliance members of failing to provide Kyiv with promised military aid and renewed calls for a more sustainable response to Russian aggression. Speaking during an unannounced visit to Kyiv on April 29, Stoltenberg acknowledged that supply shortfalls had left […]
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OPINION: NATO poses a threat to Russian imperialism not Russian national security
Moscow’s passive response to Finnish NATO membership is confirmation that Putin never really saw the alliance as a security threat to Russia. In reality, he merely exploited NATO expansion as a smokescreen for Russian imperial aggression against Ukraine