Ukraine's victory is in shared security interests of NATO and partners - Stoltenberg

The Russian aggression against Ukraine is aimed at destroying the rules-based international order, and Ukraine's victory in this war is in the interests of NATO and its security partners.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said this at a press conference in Brussels following the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“If President Putin wins in Ukraine, it will send a dangerous message to authoritarian leaders around the world that they can achieve their goals through brute force. So our support to Ukraine remains critical and it is in our shared security interest,” Stoltenberg said.

He also said that the final session was dedicated to the discussion with NATO’s Asia-Pacific partners – Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea, as well as the European Union. They discussed the global consequences of Russia’s war. According to the NATO secretary general, this war is not only an attack on Ukraine, but on the international rules-based order that preserves peace and stability. 

“We also discussed China’s growing alignment with Russia. China refuses to condemn Russia’s aggression. It echoes Russian propaganda, and it props up Russia’s economy.

China and Russia are also stepping up their joint military activities in the Indo-Pacific region. Allies have been clear that any provision of lethal aid by China to Russia would be a historic mistake, with profound implications,” Stoltenberg said.

He also stressed that at a time when Beijing and Moscow are pushing back against the rules-based international order, the partnership of NATO countries with like-minded states in the Indo-Pacific region is even more important.

As reported, the meeting of NATO foreign ministers continued in Brussels today to consider the most important issues of regional and global security, in particular the situation in the Indo-Pacific region.

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