The newly appointed NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that the Alliance will not be intimidated by Russian threats and will continue to strongly support Ukraine, Espreso informs.
This was reported by Reuters.
The message (to Russian President Vladimir Putin) is that we will continue, that we will do everything necessary to make sure that he does not get his way, that Ukraine will win, – the NATO Secretary General emphasized.
According to him, it is extremely important for NATO to have the full range of means necessary to deter the threat from Russia.
We are NATO. We are a defensive Alliance, we are not offensive. We are not interested in taking over any part of any other country outside of NATO territory. As this democratic Alliance, the strongest military in world history, serving 1 billion people, we are ready to face any threat. We will never be intimidated by our adversaries, – Mark Rutte emphasized.
On October 1, former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte officially took office as NATO Secretary General, replacing Jens Stoltenberg.
