NATO Secretary General

Jens Stoltenberg

said that the final decision on the transfer of Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems has not yet been made.

However, discussions on this matter continue in the Alliance.

This was stated by Stoltenberg during a speech to journalists on the sidelines of the forum in Bucharest.

At the same time, the Secretary General emphasized that NATO understands that only the supply of weapons to the Armed Forces will bring Ukraine to peace. 

"Our discussions are taking place as the provision of a new system. For example, Patriot. The discussion is ongoing now. But it also concerns ensuring that the systems that have already been delivered are effective and functioning," said the Secretary General.

Stoltenberg emphasized that the Alliance recognizes Ukraine's desire for full membership in NATO.

But the Secretary General believes that military support should be the main priority at the moment.

"We need to do more. To help Ukraine rebuild critical infrastructure that has been destroyed, including the power and gas grid, and of course to deal with the attacks themselves by providing more air defense systems. This ensures that the systems we have already provided - and many of them are actually modern NATO-standard air defense systems, including NASAMS and others - that they are operational," he stressed.

It will be recalled that Stoltenberg stated that 

assistance to Ukraine in the fight against the aggressor Russia will be provided

 as much as it is needed.

According to him, NATO and its allies are not a party to the conflict.

However, the member countries support Ukraine, because it is a state that has the right to self-defense, which is enshrined in the UN Charter.

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