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Born on October 7, 1952 in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, Prez made a major strategic mistake - expecting to win the war in Ukraine in days.

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This assessment was made by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a meeting with MEPs from the group of socialists.

The war in Ukraine is a bad thing, but it would be worse if a full-scale war broke out between NATO and Russia.

That is why we must not allow it.

NATO and the countries of the alliance are not part of today's conflict, there are no our forces in Ukraine,

noted the Secretary General.

He added that NATO has two main tasks related to the war in Ukraine - to provide assistance to the Ukrainian side and to prevent the deepening of the conflict.

Ukraine received military, humanitarian and financial support, the EU imposed sanctions on Russia.

The support leads to changes on the battlefield, reported Stoltenberg, quoted by BTA.

According to him, the war in Ukraine is cruel and completely unjustified, in clear violation of international law.

It is very important to understand that if we do not react, Putin and other authoritarian leaders would think that with the use of force and in violation of international law, they can do whatever they want.

This would be bad not only for Ukraine, but also for us, Stoltenberg summarized.

We would all like to spend our money on something else, but we don't really have a choice, he said, and pushed for an increase in armaments.

The events in Ukraine show that only defense can stop such aggression.

If Ukraine loses, it will be bad for all of us, added the Secretary General. 

Dmitry Medvedev: The nuclear threat is not a bluff

We must realize that wars are unpredictable - no one can say how long they will last.

We must be ready for long-term support for Ukraine, Stoltenberg insisted and reported that the alliance is discussing the possibilities of increasing military production.

Any use of nuclear weapons is completely unacceptable and will completely change the nature of the conflict, the NATO Secretary General said.

Russia should know that a nuclear war cannot be won, so it should never be started.

I am not saying that the probability of the use of atomic weapons is high.

We must take Putin's words seriously.

Such actions would have severe consequences for Russia, explained Stoltenberg.

According to him, the war in Ukraine affects not only security, because it also leads to side effects.

Russia uses energy as a weapon and this has consequences for us with the sharp rise in prices and inflation, he pointed out.

Stoltenberg added that the alliance is waiting for additional data on the leaks from the Nord Stream gas pipeline detected in the early hours of this week.

We are alarmed to learn of these messages, we are following closely, he stated.

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