NATO will not be intimidated by Russia's threats and will maintain its strong support for Kyiv. This was stated by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during his first visit to the Alliance's mission in Ukraine in Wiesbaden, UNN reports with reference to Reuters.
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Speaking in one of the 12 green NSATU (NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine) tents during the construction of the base, Rutte on Monday addressed allied troops from more than a dozen countries.
We are a defensive alliance, not an offensive one. We are not interested in seizing any part of another country outside of NATO territory. We are ready to confront any threat. We will never allow our opponents to intimidate us
“The message (to Russian President Vladimir Putin) is that we will continue, that we will do everything necessary to make sure that he does not get his way, that Ukraine will win,” Rutte told Reuters on Monday.
US President Joe Biden and Scholz announced the deployment of the missiles on the sidelines of the NATO summit in July, calling it a temporary solution until Germany, France, and several other European countries develop their own missiles with a similar range.