Europe must prepare for ten years of war in Ukraine – NATO leader

The longer NATO wages war against Russian aggressors, the sooner a decision will be made to end it. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced this on Thursday, July 18, in an interview with the British television and radio company BBC.

In particular, when asked if the allies should be prepared for a conflict in Ukraine that will last more than ten years, Stoltenberg answered “Yes.”

“But the main message is that the stronger support for Ukraine and if we are ready to make long-term commitments, the faster this war believes that he can wait for us outside so, the war is continues,” Stoltenberg added.

He also called on European NATO countries to step up their commitments amid concerns that US funding could be cut or even stopped if Donald Trump wins the US presidential race in November.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced the appointment of Patrick Turner as Senior Representative to Ukraine.

Let’s recall that the day before it was reported that the United States and Germany prevented Russian plans to kill the general director of the arms manufacturer Rheinmetall, which supplies weapons to Ukraine. Predictably, the Kremlin said the information about the attempted assassination of Armin Papperger was “another fake.”