NATO Secretary General Jens StoltenbergBRUSSELS, Jan 28There are no plans to deploy NATO battlegroups in Ukraine, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, while he acknowledged that there are disagreements among the allies in the bloc about what specific assistance should be provided to Kiev at the present time. , which is not a member of the alliance, but a very valuable partner… There are some disagreements between the members of the alliance. I'm not trying to hide it,» Stoltenberg said, speaking at an online conference.
Media: NATO admits that Russia has no plans to invade Ukraine «We are not going to deploy NATO combat units in Ukraine,» he added. Stoltenberg explained that «some NATO allies are not ready to supply military equipment.» «NATO as an organization helps in cyber defense, building its own capabilities, security institutions, shares information. A number of countries, such as the United States and Canada, Britain send instructors and defensive weapons to Ukraine,» the Secretary General said. At the same time, Stoltenberg stressed that «there are no disagreements on the issue of protecting the direct members of the alliance, and this obligation will be fulfilled 100%.» Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied such accusations, saying that it does not threaten anyone and does not intend to attack anyone, and claims of «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to place more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry noted earlier that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone. As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, Russia does not create any pretexts for a conflict situation around Ukraine. According to him, Russia does not rule out that the hysteria around Ukraine, hyped by the West, is aimed at covering Kiev's line of sabotaging the Minsk agreements on Donbass. According to the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, the information hysteria of the US and NATO over Ukraine is generously framed by lies and fakes. troops to Ukraine, Johnson said
