French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed today, Thursday, that…Russian attack On Ukraine’s latest ‘electric shock’ toNATO It gave him a new strategic clarity that he was missing.
He added in response to a question by reporters during the launch of his election campaign for a new term whether he regretted describing the alliance as “brain dead” regarding two years ago.
Macron said the situation in late 2019, when he made this statement, was different from today and that the alliance was indispensable to dealing with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
These statements came following NATO confirmed that it was working to prevent escalation in Ukraine, stressing at the same time that the sanctions had severely affected the Russian war machine.
Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said, at a joint press conference, today, Thursday, in Berlin, with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, that the alliance is determined to prevent the escalation of war and fighting on Ukrainian soil.
He also praised the steadfastness of the Ukrainian forces, stressing the determination of NATO countries to “continue to support Kyiv militarily.”
It is noteworthy that since the launch of the Russian military operation on February 24, the European countries allied to Kiev, and the NATO countries in general, led by the United States, have sent many defensive weapons to Ukraine.
Many of those countries have also allocated financial aid to the Ukrainian government and the displaced as well.
Thousands of penalties
In addition, thousands of sanctions were imposed on Moscow, covering various sectors, as well as several politicians and businessmen.
While Moscow has warned more than once that any country that sends a “qualitative weapon” that it considers dangerous to the Ukrainian authorities, it puts itself in the position of the aggressor. It also confirmed that it will not stop military operations on the territory of the western neighbor, before the latter disarms, and stop its efforts to join NATO.
