As a result of a wave of Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure in the neighboring country, NATO will ask its members to provide stronger anti-aircraft assistance to Ukraine in an effort to stop the “brutality” of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The group will request more lethal and non-lethal military assistance from the allies during the gathering of ally foreign ministers in Bucharest, Romania. “NATO will keep assisting Ukraine as long as required. We won’t give up easily. In the past press conference, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg remarked, “I thank the Allies for their efforts and I will ask for more at our meeting in Bucharest. to the conference.

If the aggressor prevails, there won’t be a durable peace, the former Norwegian prime minister emphasized, and if Putin succeeds, the allies “will pay a heavier price for many years.” “Most conflicts are resolved through negotiations, but what transpires at the table depends on what occurs on the battlefield. Supporting Ukraine is the best way to raise your prospects of a peaceful resolution, he advised.

SWEDEN AND FINLAND JOINING

While Hungary and Turkey still need to ratify Sweden and Finland’s admission into NATO, they will attend the summit as guests.

“It is time to complete their application for membership and to officially welcome them to the alliance. According to Stoltenberg, it will strengthen our alliance, make us safer, and make the Euro-Atlantic region safer.

COMPARE DEPENDENCIES TO CHINA

The alliance foreign ministers will also begin a discussion on the threat presented by China, an actor which, although not being a “adversary,” NATO continues to view with distrust due to its aggressive behavior and development of its military capabilities.

In this regard, Stoltenberg has requested an analysis of the dependencies created with Beijing in order to ensure that they do not weaken them, as happened with Russia in energy-related issues. The conflict in Ukraine has shown how dangerously dependent we are on Russian gas. We must thus evaluate our dependence on other authoritarian governments, such as China, he emphasized.

The former Norwegian prime minister emphasized the expanding Chinese influence on the global stage, “from the Arctic to the Balkans,” and he forewarned of his intention to take control of NATO countries’ vital infrastructures, as demonstrated by the Chinese purchase of shares in a Hamburg port terminal.