2023-05-10 16:49:36
NATO WILL DEFEND “EVERY CENTIMETER” OF ITS TERRITORY
“We have entered a new era of collective defence”, said Wednesday the Secretary General of the Atlantic Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, on the occasion of the speech opening ceremony of the organization’s military committee in Brussels. “Since the illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014, we have increased our resources, deployed troops to the east of the alliance for the first time in our history. And European allies and Canada have contributed an additional $350 billion in defence,” he said.
A device such as when “Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine in 2022, we were ready”, he added. “Within hours, we deployed our defense plan, with 40,000 troops under our command, backed by significant sea and air support, from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea,” he continued. So many actions that “reduce the risk of escalation errors around Ukraine. We will defend every centimeter of NATO territory”, he further insisted.
“As we prepare for a more dangerous future, we must redouble our efforts to ensure the safety of our billion citizens and to uphold the international order”, continued Jens Stoltenberg in his speech. Among the threats to come: the “high-intensity war back in Europe, the rise of authoritarian regimes”, as well as “terrorism, cyberattacks, nuclear proliferation or climate change”, quoted the Secretary General, calling to “prepare for this new era of strategic competition”.
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