Crisis Ukraine, NATO “remains prepared for dialogue” with Russia. “It is not too late for Russia to withdraw from the precipice of the conflict and choose the path of peace,” said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, at a press conference in Brussels on the sidelines of the defense minister. NATO, continued Stoltenberg, “has sent concrete written proposals to Russia, on transparency, risk reduction and arms control. We still have to receive an answer: I reiterate my invitation to Russia to meet again in the NATO-Russia Council” . Read also “We see – he added – that Russia maintains a massive invasion force, ready to attack, with high-level capabilities from Crimea to Belarus. It is the greatest concentration of forces in Europe since the Cold War. Allies since the beginning. NATO made it clear that any aggression against Ukraine would have a high cost “, he stressed. NATO” is not a threat – remarked Stoltenberg – We do not know what will happen in Ukraine, but the situation has already shown that we are facing a crisis in European security. Moscow has made it clear that it is prepared to challenge the fundamental principles that have underpinned our security for decades and to do so using force. I’m sorry to say, but this is the new normal in Europe. “Today, NATO defense ministers “have decided to develop options to further strengthen NATO deterrence and defense, including considering establishing new NATO battalions in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe. Ental “said the NATO secretary general. The mere fact that Russia” threatens an independent country “like Ukraine” is a serious matter “, under which” we must evaluate some long-term adjustments. No definitive decisions have been made: they will be taken on the basis of the opinions of military commanders “, he concluded.