During the security alliance meeting on Sunday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that Ukraine can win the war against Russia.
Furthermore, the UK’s defense ministry also reported that Russia has lost one-third of its ground forces in Ukraine.
Stoltenberg said in a statement:
“Russia is not achieving its strategic objectives. President Putin wants Ukraine defeated, NATO down and Europe and North America divided. But Ukraine stands, NATO is stronger than ever. Europe and North America are solidly united. Ukraine can win this war.”
Ukraine, a former Soviet republic that wants to join the European Union and Western military alliance NATO, is not currently a member of either. Support so far has come mainly in the form of far-reaching sanctions on Russia, with EU members on Friday saying more financial punishment was yet to come.
During a meeting in Berlin, Stoltenberg said Ukrainian forces were pushing Russia back from the eastern city of Kharkiv and have stalled their latest offensive in the Donbas.
President Volodymyr Zelensky also reiterated this belief that his country can defeat Russia.
Zelensky said in a statement:
“The occupiers still do not want to admit that they are in a dead-end and their so-called ‘special operation’ has already gone bankrupt. But the moment will surely come when the Ukrainian people will force the invaders to fully recognize reality.”
NATO members met over the weekend to discuss potential new memberships from Nordic countries Finland and Sweden. Stoltenberg, who is recovering from COVID-19, called in via video link to support their potential application to NATO.
Russia’s invasion has stretched on for nearly three months without a notable victory.
Source: 100percentfedup