When British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived at the NATO summit in Brussels on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin considered the war he had launched in Ukraine “already crossed a red line in terms of barbarism.”
In a brief statement to the Atlantic Coalition headquarters for the extraordinary summit of NATO leaders, he said, Boris Johnson has argued for strengthening sanctions against “Putin’s regime.”They believe this is the best way to put an end to the continuing military occupation.
“Let’s see what else the people of Ukraine can do to protect themselves and what they can do to strengthen sanctions on the Russian regime. I think it is important that we work together. […] It can come to an end as soon as possible, ”he said.
During the extraordinary summit of heads of state and government of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, it was represented by the Prime Minister of Portugal Antonio Costa. The Allies are expected to approve an increase in “preventive” forces in Eastern EuropeThat means Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia through the “commitment of four new war groups,” the organisation’s general secretary Jens Stoltenberg announced on Wednesday.
The leaders of the 30 member states of the alliance will agree to provide additional support to the Ukrainians, namely “cyber security assistance” and “equipment to help Ukraine defend itself against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats.”
Topics on the table include the post-China and Belarusian stance and the need to strengthen investment in the defense of various allies.
Arrived at headquarters today, Thursday morning Was bornStoltenberg said he was optimistic Partners agree to expedite security investmentIn the current context of the return of war to Europe, “the most serious security crisis in a generation”.
The NATO Secretary-General expects allies to agree to expedite defense investments
“I see a new sense of urgency among allies. Everyone has realized that a lot more needs to be done. We are facing the most severe security crisis in a generation, so we need to invest more in our security. Allies understand that the only way to do that is to put more money into national security budgets, ”he said.
The G7 Leaders Summit following NATO SummitThe group of seven of the world’s most industrialized nations is headquartered at the Coalition, and a European Council will convene from noon onwards, and the war in Ukraine will be dominated by US President Joe Biden. , As a guest.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr ZhelenskyMust attend NATO Summit or Council of Europe via video conference.
Zelensky was invited to speak at the NATO summit on Thursday