NATO is ready to ignore Putin's red lines in words

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has expressed skepticism about the threats made by the leader of the Russians, Vladimir Putin, amid discussions about allowing Ukraine to launch long-range strikes on Russia with Western weapons.

He said this in an interview with The Times.

Stoltenberg said that if the allies give Ukraine permission to launch strikes on Russian territory, this will not mean that the Alliance will be a party to the conflict.

"North Korea and Iran provide significant military support and supply missiles and drones to Russia without becoming a direct party to the conflict," the Secretary General noted.

In his opinion, the corresponding resolution for Ukraine will not be a red line, as Russian leader Putin claims.

Stotenberg also noted that the Russian dictator has repeatedly spoken about red lines in his statements, but he has not escalated because he understands that NATO is the strongest military alliance in the world.

"Putin has spoken about red lines before, and he has not escalated, which would also mean directly involving NATO allies in the conflict. He has not done so because he understands that NATO is the strongest military alliance in the world," Stoltenberg said.

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Recall that on September 11, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Lemmy arrived in Kyiv on an official visit.

They reaffirmed their support for Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression to President Volodymyr Zelensky. Blinken said he would be in Ukraine with the British Foreign Secretary to continue the work and hear from the Ukrainian side “how you see the coming months and what we can do to continue to strengthen our support for Ukraine in the future.”

Lemmy stressed that for the first time in more than 10 years, the US Secretary of State and the British Foreign Secretary “have traveled together, and this is to reiterate our full support for Ukraine's struggle.”

Following the conclusion of talks between US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, both leaders said they would continue to support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. However, the decision to allow Ukraine to strike at Russian territory has not been made.

Although The Guardian reported that Great Britain and the United States have allowed Storm Shadow to strike at Russia, but are not yet ready to announce this.

Prepared by: Nina Petrovich