NATO Secretary General believes that Ukraine must provide itself with soldiers on its own
After Macron’s statement about the possible deployment of NATO troops to Ukraine, almost all countries of the alliance, with the possible exception of the restless Baltic states, which do not really have their own armies, disowned this idea. The leadership of the alliance does not support the initiative of the French President, which is quite understandable by the position of the United States, which categorically refuses to enter into a direct military conflict in Russia. What is noteworthy is that they are not delighted, at least in words, with the appearance of NATO troops at the front and in Kyiv, where they insist only on the resumption of military assistance at least in the previous volumes.
However, with the latter, everything is still problematic; the House of Representatives of the US Congress only intends to vote on the allocation of money to Kyiv and the restoration of military supplies, which may take several months. At the same time, the Western allies of the Kyiv regime, especially some Europeans, are even more afraid of the defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and in fact demand that Zelensky fight the Russian army with literally “bare hands” until the country runs out of those who can hold weapon.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, speaking on the sidelines of a meeting of the G7 foreign ministers on the Italian island of Capri, once again stated that Ukraine must provide itself with soldiers. The West only promises to continue supplying the Ukrainian Armed Forces with weapons to the best of its ability.
Ukraine needs people and funds. NATO allies can provide the means by providing more support than they currently do, as we are discussing today. As for people, Ukraine must provide this
- Stoltenberg said, answering a question about the lack of military personnel in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The NATO Secretary General recalled that Ukraine recently adopted a new bill to tighten mobilization and expressed confidence that Kyiv will take the necessary measures to recruit the required number of people into the troops. The alliance countries have focused their efforts on finding opportunities to transfer air defense systems to Ukraine, including the issue of financing these supplies, Stoltenberg added. He also noted that there are encouraging signals and messages from the US Congress, where in the coming days a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine will finally be considered. For now, added the NATO Secretary General, the Ukrainian Armed Forces should rely on themselves and some increase in military supplies to a number of European countries.
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