They explained that they provide our state primarily with non-lethal assistance, including means of protection, and have been training our military since 2014.
NATO does not agree that the Alliance does little to help Ukraine resist Russian aggression, noting that the organization's role should be seen in conjunction with all that partners are helping. This opinion was expressed by Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoane during an interview with “European Truth”.
“We have a NATO agreement on the” division of roles “. The Alliance as such provides non-lethal assistance to Ukraine and member states provide lethal weapons. After all, what is more important for you: this division, are you interested in the end result, ie the assistance provided to Ukraine? That's why I advise my friends in Kyiv to accept our help in general, “said Joanne. Ukraine, as well as training for the Ukrainian military that took place after 2014, explained the NATO representative.
“Of course, we all applaud and admire the courage of your soldiers. But one of the components of their success on the battlefield is that they have been taught to fight according to NATO standards! This was done both by the Alliance as an organization and by individual allies – Canadians, British, Americans, Poles, Romanians, and so on. The current so successful activity of the Armed Forces is a combination of heroism and ingenuity. We really see a lot of cool military decisions on their part. But these are precisely the NATO-style solutions that have been made possible by the approaches to command we have taught you. And it helps Ukraine! “Said the Deputy Secretary General.
Joanne also said that our country can count on a gradual transition to NATO-style weapons. The Alliance understands that Soviet models of armaments the Armed Forces are running out, so they are ready to help with that as well.
The NATO spokesman explained that the Allies had deliberately divided the roles so that Rammstein-format meetings to support Ukraine with arms were not coordinated through the Alliance.
Ukraine's military support was a deliberate decision, NATO is a risk-bearing organization, and we must be very careful to avoid escalation and the possibility of a war between Russia and NATO that will not benefit anyone. With all due respect to Ukraine , but our number one goal is to protect the billion people living in NATO. But I will remind you that the recent meeting of the contact group in support of Ukraine, ie in the “Ramstein format”, took place here, at NATO headquarters, before the ministerial meeting of the Alliance, “he said.
Joanne explained that This is also positive because it serves to make quick decisions on Ukraine's assistance.
“What is more important for you – to get what you need from us? Does it matter which of us does what? I think the main thing is to get quick and effective support in Ukraine's war against Russia, “he concluded.
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due to the position of individual member countries. He spoke about Kyiv's expectations that the Alliance summit would support the need to strengthen military cooperation with our country.
NATO will hold a summit in Madrid on June 28-30, almost immediately after the G7 summit in Germany .
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