Ukraine, NATO: “Russia will pay a heavy political and economic price”

Russia’s attack on Ukraine “constitutes an act of aggression against an independent and peaceful country. Moscow will pay a very high political and economic price”. This was declared by the North Atlantic Council, NATO’s governing body, which met today in Brussels. NATO, it is stressed, has “repeatedly invited Russia for talks in the NATO-Russia Council, but Moscow has not yet made a reciprocal move. It is Russia, and only Russia, which has chosen the escalation” against Russia. Ukraine. “We urge Russia, in the strongest way, to abandon the path of violence and aggression that it has chosen to follow”. NATO “also condemns Belarus for allowing the attack” on Ukraine. NATO is “deploying additional ground and air forces on the Alliance’s eastern flank, as well as other naval forces. We have increased the readiness of our forces. forces, to respond to any contingency. Our measures remain preventive, proportionate and not escalatory. Our commitment to Article 5 of the Washington Treaty remains firm. We are united to defend each other “, concludes NATO.