TRIBUNNEWS.COM – Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenbergsaid it anticipates a long-term conflict in Ukraine due to the invasion Russia turned into a war of attrition.
Speaking to the White House press after meeting with President Joe Biden on Thursday (06/02/2022), Stoltenberg said it was difficult to predict when and how the conflict would end.
“War is inherently unpredictable,” Stoltenberg said.
“And therefore, we just have to be prepared for the long term because what we are seeing is that this war has now become a war of attrition where the Ukrainians are paying a high price to defend their own country on the battlefield, but also where we are seeing that Russia took many victims,” he said.
He emphasized that it is NATO’s responsibility to provide support to Ukraine, reports Al Jazeera.
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Stoltenberg said war or conflict would eventually end up at the negotiating table.
In a statement, Stoltenberg praised the US for its support to Ukraine during the war.
“President (Russia) Putin wanted less NATO and that’s why he invaded Ukraine.”
“But he’s got more NATO, with more NATO presence in the eastern part of the Alliance and also with more members,” Stoltenberg said. Newsweek.
He also considered the steps of Finland and Sweden to apply for membership in the alliance as a historic decision.
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