NATO Summit: Zelensky warns Alliance leaders that Russia plans to “move on” | TVNOVINY.sk – TVNOVINY.sk

Updated 14:49 24. 3. 2022, 09:50 During the summit, President Zelensky also appealed to the leaders. NATO leaders agreed on Thursday to strengthen defense in the eastern part of the Alliance in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the BBC reported. At the summit, President Zelensky Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also spoke on Thursday to the leaders of the North Atlantic Alliance for NATO to increase its military support to Ukraine. At the same time, the Chief of Kyiv warned that Russian forces could also target Eastern members of the Alliance, including Poland. “Russia wants to go further, against NATO’s eastern members, the Baltic states and certainly against Poland,” Zelenskyj warned in a speech by top NATO officials at a special summit in Brussels. to show what the Alliance can do to save the people, “the president added. He reminded the leader of the states associated in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that Ukraine, by its heroic resistance to Russian aggression, has shown the world that it meets NATO standards and that its country can make a major contribution to common security in Europe and the world. We must stop Putin The North Atlantic Alliance should redouble its efforts to end the Russian war in Ukraine. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said on Thursday after arriving at an extraordinary NATO summit in Brussels, the DPA agency said. “I think we need to redouble our efforts. “Putin cannot win this war,” Kallas said, referring to the Russian president. the war criminal, “Kallas added. The member states of the North Atlantic Alliance should, at an extraordinary meeting, approve the strengthening of NATO’s position on their Eastern wing. Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that the first step would be to deploy four new battle groups – in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. Chemical weapons used in Ukraine could contaminate NATO territory Any use of Russia’s chemical weapons in its war in Ukraine could cause contamination in NATO countries, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. “Any use of chemical weapons would fundamentally change the nature of the conflict – it would be a glaring violation of international law and would have far-reaching and serious consequences,” Stoltenberg told NATO’s special leaders’ summit in Brussels. “Even more obvious when we realize that there is always a risk of contamination. We may be witnessing the spread of chemicals to NATO,” the Secretary General of NATO said.