April 3
NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg
In an interview with the US media, he said
For years, the United States and other NATO allies
Ukrainian troops have been being trained
He also said
It is precisely because of the support of NATO for many years
Only then was the Ukrainian army able to resist the Russians
Stoltenberg: NATO has been training Ukrainian troops for many years
Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with CNN on April 3 that "tens of thousands of NATO-trained Ukrainian soldiers are fighting russians on the front lines." The United States, Britain, Canada and other NATO allies "have been training Ukrainian troops for years."
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It is because of NATO's support over the years that Ukraine's armed forces are "stronger than ever," he added, and "that's why the Ukrainian army was able to fend off Russian troops." Stoltenberg declined to answer the question of whether NATO plans to ship Soviet-made tanks to Ukraine.
Earlier, on April 1, the Us "New York Times" quoted a US official as saying that at the request of Ukrainian President Zelenskiy, the United States would cooperate with allies to transport Soviet-made tanks and other military equipment to Ukraine to strengthen Ukraine's defenses in the Donbass region. A spokesman for the German Defense Ministry said on the same day that Germany agreed to transport 58 Soviet-made armored vehicles to Ukraine.
On April 3, Russian presidential press secretary Peskov said the NATO structure was aimed at becoming an "aggressive organization." He said that in response to NATO's strengthening of the eastern wing, that is, near Russia's western border, Russian President Putin has instructed the development of a response plan to strengthen military strength on the western border to protect Russian security.
NATO said it had no intention of getting directly involved in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict but provided military assistance to Ukraine
Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, NATO has repeatedly said that it will not intervene militarily in Ukraine, but NATO allies continue to send weapons and equipment to Ukraine.
Stoltenberg (data map) Xinhua News Agency
Stoltenberg reiterated at a press conference at the NATO Leaders' Special Summit on Ukraine in late March that NATO has no intention of getting directly involved in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. But NATO said in a joint statement after the summit that it continued to provide military assistance to Ukraine, including anti-tank weapons, anti-aircraft weapons and drones, as well as anti-chemical and biological weapons and anti-nuclear weapons equipment.
Zelenskiy (data photo) Xinhua News Agency
As for the question of whether Ukraine can join, NATO has not "relaxed". On March 15, Zelenskiy even admitted that Ukraine must now accept the fact that it cannot join NATO.
Regarding the security guarantee countries demanded by the Ukrainian side, Zelenskiy said in an interview with the US media on April 3 that "the United States has not agreed to provide security guarantees in the form requested by the Ukrainian government" and that the Ukrainian side has "not yet received security guarantees from anyone." The day before, Arahamiya, a member of ukraine's negotiating delegation, had revealed to the media that three NATO members were ready to become Ukraine's security guarantors, as Envisaged.
On the other hand, Stoltenberg said on April 3 that NATO has had a good dialogue with the leaders of Finland and Sweden, and if Finland and Sweden are interested in joining NATO, as long as they submit an application, they will be approved by all 30 NATO members, thus joining NATO "relatively quickly".
(Original title: Admitted!) Tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers on the front line are NATO-trained)
Source: CCTV Military
Process Editor: TF063