Mobilize the military: NATO saw the preparation of the Russian Federation for a new offensive on Ukraine

This was stated on March 1 in an interview with Lithuanian LRT Lithuanian General General of the Alliance Jens Stoltenberg. "Russia is throwing troops against Ukrainian defense lines in an amount we have not seen since the First World War," Secretary General said. Moscow, according to Stoltenberg, is constantly preparing for an even greater war and new offensive operations. For this purpose, the military is mobilized, weapons are purchased and produced.

The Russian Federation strengthens links with other authoritarian regimes - with Iran and North Korea, and Belarus has long become a platform for Russian aggression against Ukraine, the Secretary -General added. "I am afraid that the only language that President Vladimir Putin understands is our unity and power. He has made a great strategic mistake - underestimated the courage of Ukrainians, the determination of the Ukrainian military and their command," he commented.

In addition, Putin did not pay attention to the determination of NATO allies and partners in support of Ukraine. "We do this to make it clear Putin: On the battlefield Ukraine is not to win, we must realize it and sit at the negotiation table. If we want a peaceful decision, the best way to achieve this is to provide military support. Ukraine will decide what conditions are acceptable for her. ", - summed up Stoltenberg.

Recall that according to polls of the National Democratic Institute on International Affairs in Washington, only 8% of Ukrainians consider it necessary to refuse to enter NATO for the sake of termination of the Great War. On February 28, Stoltenberg suggested that the end of the war in Ukraine does not normalize NATO relations with Russia. Putin's victory in Ukraine will make Western allies more vulnerable, he said.