Stoltenberg was optimistic about quickly overcoming Turkey’s objections in the face of requests to join Sweden-Finland’s alliance
The Secretary General of the Atlantic Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, considers a military victory of Ukraine over Russia possible. “Ukraine can win this war,” said the Norwegian politician, for whom Moscow’s plans to take all of Ukraine in a lightning strike have failed, Russia has not achieved any goal so far and NATO is stronger than ever today.
“NATO as an alliance is more topical and important than ever today,” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said at a press conference at the end of the informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Berlin. Stoltenberg was optimistic about quickly dispelling Turkey’s objections to requests to join the organization from Sweden and Finland and getting all member states to defend a common position.
Turkey has made it clear that it intends “not to block” the accession of the two northern European countries, which have so far been neutral in the organisation, stressed the NATO chief, noting that it would “be able to take any decision”. ultimately taken by the authorities. from Stockholm and Helsinki.
Stoltenberg joined the meeting via video conference when he was quarantined in Brussels after contracting Covid. The head of German diplomacy and host of the meeting pointed out that the member states of the Western alliance are ready to receive Sweden and Finland immediately and assured that both countries can already be considered members of the organization “without a card”, pending of the admission petitions are formalized and their ratification carried out. The accession of the two countries must be unanimously accepted by the other partners and then ratified by their parliaments.
Source: La Verdad
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