" The war in Ukraine could last for years".
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said this in an interview published today by the German newspaper Bild.
"We have to be prepared for it to last for years," he added, suggesting "not to weaken support for Ukraine, even if the costs are high , not only in terms of military support, but also due to the rising prices of the Ukraine. energy and food ".
"The costs of food and fuel - he underlined - are nothing compared to those paid daily by the Ukrainians on the front line ". Furthermore, if Russian President Vladimir Putin were to achieve his goals in Ukraine, such as when he annexed Crimea in 2014, "we would have to pay an even greater price," he warned.
Finally, he urged the Alliance countries to continue delivering arms to Kiev. "With additional modern weapons, the likelihood that Ukraine will be able to repel Putin's troops from the Donbass would increase."
From Russia comes the attack by Russian Foreign Minister Serghei Lavrov : by arming Ukraine, he said in an interview with Rossiya 1, the United States "is trying to achieve what it announced long ago, namely that Russia must to stand in his place, that Russia has no right to its own voice in international affairs, that Russia must obey the rules invented by the United States. That's all. I think they understand very well that they will not succeed . "
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