Posted on 04/20/2023 4:32:20 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg visited Ukraine on Thursday for the first time since Russia invaded more than a year ago, a highly symbolic trip that underscores the alliance’s commitment to helping Kyiv defend itself.
The Kremlin quickly warned that Ukraine must not be allowed to join NATO. Russia has given various and shifting justifications for going to war, but it has repeatedly pointed to the expansion of the military alliance toward its borders in recent years, including citing fears that Kyiv would be admitted.
Images published in local media showed Stoltenberg apparently paying tribute to fallen Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv’s St. Michael’s Square.
The visit, just two days after Russian President Vladimir Putin himself went to Ukraine, holds important symbolism, but its exact purpose wasn’t immediately clear.
NATO has no official presence in Ukraine, but Stoltenberg has been the strong voice of the alliance throughout the war. He has been instrumental in garnering and coordinating support — including weapons, ammunition and training for Ukraine’s embattled troops — from the 31 countries that make up the organization.
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What happened to all those NATO officials who were supposedly killed in an underground bunker in Kiev?
they apparently died
UA gets smashed with every attempt to get into Bakhmut. 3 columns were reduced to ashes today alone. The pressure on the road at Chromovo is increasing by the minute. Now, if UA doesn't do something successful about it, they've lost the road tonight.
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