Secretarul General al NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, le-a cerut vineri ţărilor care sprijină militar Ucraina în războiul cu Rusia să furnizeze mai multe arme Kievului, considerând că aceasta este modalitatea de a pune capăt acestui război şi a acuzat China că prin sprijinul indirect pe care-l oferă Rusiei contribuie semnificativ la prelungirea conflictului, relatează agenţiile Reuters şi EFE.

“Ucraina are nevoie de mai mult sprijin militar, acum! Modul cel mai rapid de a pune capăt acestui război este de a trimite mai multe arme Ucrainei”, a declarat Stoltenberg la o conferinţă de presă la Oslo cu premierul norvegian Jonas Gahr Stare.

De asemenea, el a acuzat China că-şi aduce o contribuţie “decisivă” în susţinerea industriei militare ruse şi a transmis Beijingului că această susţinere continuă oferită Moscovei i-ar putea afecta interesele şi reputaţia. “Facem apel către China să nu mai susţină războiul ilegal al Rusiei, China nu poate continua să facă acest lucru fără ca acest gest să afecteze interesele şi reputaţia Chinei“, a indicat Secretarul General al NATO aflat la final de mandat.

Această organizaţie, precum şi Washingtonul, au acuzat de mai multe ori China că ajută Rusia să producă tancuri, vehicule blindate şi rachete prin furnizarea de piese, maşini-unelte, componente de micro-electronică şi optică.

Apelul lui Stoltenberg survine în timp ce la baza militară americană de la Ramstein (Germania) are loc o nouă reuniune a Grupului de contact pentru apărarea Ucrainei, din care fac parte ţările ce oferă acestei ţări ajutor militar în războiul cu Rusia, întâlnire la care este prezent şi preşedintele ucrainean Volodimir Zelenski, care a cerut acolo noi resurse militare pentru a face faţă atacurilor aeriene şi ofensivei ruse intensificate în estul Ucrainei, scrie Agerpres.

Joint press conference

by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre

Jens Stoltenberg :

Thank you for having me, and many thanks for your personal commitment to our transatlantic Alliance and your leadership in providing support to Ukraine and to strengthen NATO’s collective defence.
Norway is a key NATO Ally and makes valuable contributions to our shared security.
Norwegian forces are in our multinational battlegroup in Lithuania.
You contribute to our air-policing missions.
And Norway plays a key role in the High North.
I welcome, as you mentioned, that Norway is accelerating its defence spending. Norway will reach, and actually exceed, the 2% NATO guideline on defence spending, and according to the long-term plan for defence, Norway will further increase significantly defence spending over the coming years. These are important and great achievements which are highly valued by NATO Allies.
In our meeting today, we addressed Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine.
Ukraine has the right to defend itself.
And according to International Law, this right does not end at the border.
At the NATO-Ukraine Council last week Allies strongly condemned Russia’s indiscriminate strikes. And reaffirmed our commitment to further strengthen Ukraine’s defences.
I welcome Norway’s long-term commitment to Ukraine through the Nansen program.
Norway has provided advanced air defence, F-16 fighters and other cutting-edge capabilities.
Today, NATO Allies are meeting at the Ramstein base in Germany, further discussing support to strengthen Ukraine’s defences, and Norway is, of course, part of that initiative.
All of this makes a real difference on the battlefield and saves Ukrainian lives.
But Ukraine needs more military support now.

The quickest way to end this war is to provide weapons to Ukraine.

President Putin must realise that he cannot win on the battlefield but must accept a just and lasting peace where Ukraine prevails as a sovereign and independent nation.
I call on all Allies to continue their vital support, especially in this difficult phase of the war.
The war demonstrates that our security is multinational, it is global.

Iran and North Korea are providing drones, ammunition and more.
And China has become a decisive enabler of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Through its no-limits partnership and support for Russia’s defence industrial base.

This includes the transfer of dual-use materials such as weapons, components, equipment and raw materials.

I call on China to stop supporting Russia’s illegal war.

China cannot continue to fuel the largest military conflict in Europe without this impacting Beijing’s interests and reputation.

At our Washington NATO Summit, Allies took decisions to ensure Ukraine’s support for the long haul.

NATO is taking over the coordination and provision of international security assistance.

We are opening a command in Wiesbaden, and setting up hubs in the eastern part of the Alliance to provide support to Ukraine.
This will enhance Ukraine’s self-defence.

NATO Allies pledged a minimum baseline of 40 billion euros in military aid for Ukraine within the next year. And to sustain this support for the long-term, to ensure that Ukraine can defend itself.

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