"New offensive": NATO Secretary General told about Russia's plans for Ukraine

According to Jens Stoltenberg, military support will ensure not only the survival of Ukraine, but also stronger positions at the Kremlin's negotiation table. At present, Moscow does not want to end the war in Ukraine and make concessions. Moreover, Russian generals can plan a new offensive, so Western countries should be ready to provide long -term support for the country fighting the occupiers, reports the BBC with reference to the statement of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

According to him, military support will ensure the survival of Ukraine as a sovereign country and will force Russia to sit down and agree to end the war. Stoltenberg, among one of the main features of further invading plans of the Russian Federation, called the mobilization declared Putin in September last year. "Ukrainian forces have had a momentum for several months, but we also know that Russia has mobilized much more forces, many of them are currently undergoing training.

All this indicates that they are ready to continue the war and try to start a new offensive potentially," He assumes. The Russian president continues to emphasize that the Russian Federation opposes NATO, and his New Year's appeal, recorded against the backdrop of the military, speaks of attempts to unite the Russians and make them go into the army, as "the future of the country is put on the card. " He has repeatedly accused Western countries of using Ukraine to destroy his country.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to the New Year's video address of his Russian colleague, saying that Putin "hides behind his troops, not manages them. " Meanwhile, Russia continues to attack Ukraine with rockets and drones. In particular, on December 31, the Armed Forces were knocked down by 12 of the 20 Russian winged missiles, and 45 Iranian drones were knocked down several hours before the New Year and January 1 near Kiev.

One of them was the inscription "Happy New Year!" Jens Stoltenberg insists that the Alliance should ensure a strong position of Ukraine in the event of negotiations between the two parties. "We need to support Ukraine now, including military support, because it is the only way to convince Russia that they should sit down and negotiate in a spirit of goodwill and respect Ukraine as a sovereign independent state in Europe," he stressed. Earlier, France confirmed its support to Ukraine.