Lose war against Ukraine, President of the Russian Federation Putin underestimated Ukrainians. This was stated by the Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday, March 16, writes Korrespondent.net.
Stoltenberg answered the question of the possible ending of the war, which Russia leads against Ukraine.
“President Putin underestimated Ukrainian armed forces, the unity of the Ukrainian people, as well as the courage of the Ukrainian leadership. This is in combination with massive support that the Ukrainian armed forces receive and which they have already received over many years, forced Putin to change their plans. And it is understood that his fast victory, Blitzkrieg to take control of Kyiv for the days, failed. But we should not underestimate Russian abilities when it comes to the continuation of the war, as well as the abilities to continue to attack, including cities – we have seen how Russia was He is responsible for the brutal war in Chechnya and Syria, “said Stoltenberg.
He noted that Russia has “there are significant opportunities”, and Moscow also uses nuclear rhetoric.
“Russia is a nuclear force, and we saw how they threaten nuclear rhetoric – both – allies on NATO and Ukraine. We should not underestimate the danger of military opportunities of Russia, including their desire to use power to destroy others,” Stressed Stoltenberg .
In connection with this, Stolterberg believes that it is necessary to “be extremely careful, arguing too much (about the possible ending of the war).”
“What we have seen is the power and courage of the Ukrainian army, which impressed the whole world. They were able to repulse Russian invaders. I give tribute to the Ukrainian armed forces and the Ukrainian people for how they were able to stand in the face of this Invasion. But at the same time, Russia remains military force, they have a lot of different types of weapons, and therefore now it is too early to argue about what the end will be. What we need – so that Russia will stop the war, and President Putin brought his troops “, – summarized NATO Secretaryc.