Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt (Labor Party) says it is important to avoid misunderstandings with Russia. She believes it will be important for NATO not to contribute to more tension in the future.
– Then it can be much more dangerous, she says.
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On Friday, she attended an extraordinary summit between NATO foreign ministers and the EU.
– It was a very serious meeting where reference was made to World War II and the Balkan war, Huitfeldt says by phone from Brussels.
For the first time, Sweden and Finland, which are not NATO members, also participated.
The meeting in Brussels among NATO Foreign Ministers was an extraordinary meeting to address the escalating war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba addressed his colleagues in a video message, in which he described the deteriorating humanitarian situation in his country.
UKRAINE: Drone images show the massive destruction in the city of Borodyanka near Kyiv in Ukraine. Video: Reuters view more
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NATO is preparing
Ministers once again condemned, according to NATO websites, Russia’s brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. They also expressed solidarity and support for the courage of the Ukrainian people and the armed forces of Ukraine.
– At the same time, there was a strong appeal not to escalate the situation and contribute to more tension. Then it can be much more dangerous. Now we must avoid misunderstandings, at the same time as we show solidarity with Ukraine, says Huitfeldt.
In addition to the thousands of troops that the Allies have already sent to the eastern part of the NATO alliance, NATO is now deploying its response force for the first time. More than 130 jets and more than 200 ships from the High North are deployed on high alert in the Mediterranean
