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NATO chief warns world to prepare for a long war in Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has warned that the Western alliance needs to prepare for a long conflict between Ukraine and Russia as the hope of quickly pushing Russian forces out for the country has faded.
The NATO-Ukraine Council is a joint body set up by the alliance’s members and Ukraine in order to promote conversation and cooperation between the powers as Ukraine works towards its goal of joining the NATO alliance.
Stoltenberg’s warning wasn’t the first time he’s noted that the world needs to be ready to endure a long and drawn-out conflict with Russia. In September, the NATO chief made a similar comment, which set off alarm bells.
“Most wars last longer than expected when they first begin,” Stoltenberg in an interview with Germany’s Funke media group published Sunday according to Politico. “Therefore we must prepare ourselves for a long war in Ukraine.
“We all want a quick peace… at the same time, we must recognize that if Zelensky and the Ukrainians stop fighting, their country will no longer exist,” the NATO chief noted. “If President Putin and Russia stop fighting, we will have peace.”
Militarily, the NATO chief explained that Moscow has lost hundreds of aircraft as well as thousands of tanks and over 300,000 casualties throughout its invasion of Ukraine, but it was Russia's economic problems that should be the real worry.
“We must also be prepared for bad news. The course of wars is not a steady but a volatile process. We must support Ukraine in both good times and bad. Stoltenberg explained according to Politico’s reporting on the NATO chief's comments.
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