In an interview printed within the German weekly Bild am Sonntag, NATO Secretary-Basic Jens Stoltenberg mentioned that “no one is aware of” how lengthy the battle may final.
“We have to be ready for it to final for years,” he mentioned.
He additionally urged allies “to not weaken help for Ukraine, even when the prices are excessive, not solely when it comes to navy help, but additionally due to the rise in vitality and meals items costs.”
In current days, Gazprom, the Russian gasoline firm, has decreased provides to 2 main European purchasers — Germany and Italy.
Stoltenberg pressured, although, that “the prices of meals and gas are nothing in contrast with these paid every day by the Ukrainians on the entrance line.”
Stoltenberg added: What’s extra, if Russian President Vladimir Putin ought to attain his targets in Ukraine, like when he annexed Crimea in 2014, “we must pay a fair higher value.”
