“If Russia stops fighting, there will be peace. If Ukraine stops fighting, it will cease to exist as an independent nation,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at the joint press point with the US Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, on Tuesday.

“And all of us will pay a much higher price if Russia and other authoritarian regimes see that their aggression is rewarded,” he went on.

The meeting of the North Atlantic Council reviewed NATO’s strong and united response to Russia’s brutal war on Ukraine. This includes unprecedented military, financial and humanitarian aid from Allies so that Ukraine can uphold its right to self-defense.\, he noted.

“The United States is leading the way. And I welcome the billions of dollars of additional support announced this week.

The war in Ukraine is entering a critical phase.

Ukrainian forces have been able to stall Moscow’s offensive in the Donbas, strike back behind Russian lines and retake territory.

Just in the last few days, we have seen further progress both in the south in Kherson and in the east in the Kharkiv region.

This shows the bravery, skills, and determination of the Ukrainian forces,” Stoltenberg asserted.

Thanked @SecBlinken for US leadership & discussed #NATO’s united response to #Russia’s war in #Ukraine. The war is entering a critical phase & our support is making a difference on the battlefield every day. We must step up & sustain our assistance, so #Ukraine can prevail. pic.twitter.com/TAIO9BdpM7

— Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) September 9, 2022