NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs discussed the need to support partners who may be at risk, including Georgia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina at today’s extraordinary meeting, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said.
#NATO Foreign Ministers & #Finland, #Sweden & the #EU addressed #Russia‘s brutal invasion of #Ukraine, which the whole world condemns. We call on President Putin to stop this war immediately. He tried to divide us, but NATO is more united, more determined & stronger than ever. pic.twitter.com/c5Up9UKKNz
— Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) March 4, 2022
Jens Stoltenberg expects “the days to come are likely to be worse with more death, more suffering, and more destruction, as the Russian armed force bring in heavier weaponry and continue their attacks across the country. ”
NATO Secretary General stressed the Alliance is not part of this conflict and “we have a responsibility to ensure it does not escalate and spread beyond Ukraine because that would be even more devastating and more dangerous with even more human suffering.”
“NATO is not seeking a war with Russia. The Kremlin’s ambition is to recreate a sphere of influence.
And deny other countries the right to choose their own path. So ministers discussed the need to support partners who may be at risk, including Georgia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.Ministers agreed that NATO’s relationship with Russia has fundamentally changed for the long term but we remain committed to keeping channels for diplomacy and de-confliction open to avoid any unintended escalation, misunderstanding, or miscalculation.
In response to Russia’s aggression, we have decided to strengthen our coordination and information sharing with Finland and Sweden. Both countries are now taking part in all NATO consultations about the crisis,” he stated.
We call on President Putin to stop this war immediately, withdraw his forces from Ukraine, and engage in diplomacy now@jensstoltenberg
? Full statement: https://t.co/I7vufV1UPf pic.twitter.com/e9wllPWPNK
— NATO (@NATO) March 4, 2022
