Putin's generous "peace" offer to Ukraine. "This is a proposal of more aggression, more occupation," commented NATO Secretary General
Vladimir Putin "made" a "peace" offer to Ukraine on Friday. It required conceding a significant portion of territory. However, Kyiv firmly rejected the solution, as did NATO. - This is a proposal of more aggression, more occupation - stated Alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg.
- Ukrainian troops must be completely withdrawn from the Donetsk People's Republic, the Luhansk People's Republic, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. As soon as Kyiv says it is ready to do this and begins really withdrawing troops and officially renounces plans to join NATO, we will immediately — literally that very minute — cease-fire and begin talks - stated Vladimir Putin during Friday's meeting with the leadership of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, responded to the words of the Russian dictator when asked about Putin's "proposal" during a press conference following the NATO defense ministers' meeting in Brussels. - This proposal means that Russia wants to achieve its goals by expecting Ukraine to give up a significant portion of its territory - he stated.
- This is a proposal of more aggression, more occupation and, and it demonstrates, in a way, that Russia's aim is to control Ukraine. And that's a blatant violation of international law and that's also the reason why NATO Allies continue to support Ukraine - he added.
NATO to play a bigger role in coordinating military aid for Ukraine
Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reported at a press conference that NATO will play a bigger role in coordinating military aid for Ukraine. This decision was made at the NATO defence ministers' meeting in Brussels.
Stoltenberg said that these efforts do not make NATO a party to the conflict but will enhance our support to Ukraine to uphold its right to self-defence.
According to some media, this move is seen as taking over this duty from the USA to secure the aid mechanism in the event of a possible re-election of Donald Trump as President of the USA. Trump is considered a politician skeptical of NATO.
