Iran Press/ Europe: He said providing military assistance to Kyiv was not easy. "I'm not saying it's easy. It requires hard work. I am committed to working with other Alliance leaders in Europe and North America to ensure that we continue to secure support," ZDF quoted the NATO Secretary-General as saying. He pointed to Germany’s significant contribution there and said hopefully, the German government would do more.
Stoltenberg also warned that the coming winter would be tough. "We will pay a price for our support to Ukraine as a consequence of the sanctions and of course the fact that Russia uses energy as a weapon," he said in the interview, adding: "But we must understand that there is no alternative to our support."
NATO’s chief urged the West "to maximize the probability of an acceptable outcome of the war from Ukraine's point of view." "The best we can do is to provide military, financial, humanitarian and economic support to Ukraine," he emphasized.
"It could take years to support Ukraine, but there will be consequences," Stoltenberg warned, adding: "not only in the military sphere, but also for industries, we need to increase production," he said. "As NATO, we have two roles: we must support Ukraine, a close partner. The other task is to make sure there is no escalation," he warned, referring to Article 5 of the Washington Treaty signed in 1949 that provides for a collective response to an armed attack against each and every member of the Alliance.
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