The Secretary General of NATO warned of the difficult situation in Ukraine after the loss of Avdiivka (EFE).
The Secretary General of the NATO, Jens Stoltenbergwarned this Wednesday of the “extremely difficult” situation Ukraine At the front, just days before two years have passed since the start of Vladimir Putin's war and after the significant withdrawal of Kiev troops Avdiivka due to the lack of ability to defend their positions.
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“Ukraine’s withdrawal from Avdiivka shows this The situation on the battlefield is extremely difficult But the Ukrainians have consistently exceeded expectations and NATO remains on Ukraine's side“, he explained at a press conference together with the Georgian Prime Minister, Iraqi Kobayidze.
In his message, Stoltenberg reiterated that the alliance will remain by the warring country's side for as long as necessary, especially at this time when the United States is struggling to continue its arms deliveries, which are crucial to the offensives. He claimed billions of dollars in military aid recently announced by the Allies, including anti-aircraft systems, artillery ammunition and equipment for F-16 fighter jets.
This week Ukraine announced its withdrawal from Avdiivka amid the siege by Russian troops (AFP)
Last Saturday the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the news that in the absence of these key elements to attack and defend against the enemy and his wild maneuvers, the soldiers of this front were ordered to withdraw. “The withdrawal was a fair decision to save soldiers,” he said, while General Tarnavski added: “In the situation where the enemy is accessing the bodies of its own soldiers and has ten times more grenades, that is the only good solution“.
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However, this announcement resulted in the specter of Russian occupation being revived in neighboring towns. With this victory, Moscow's forces are trying to gain a foothold in the region Donbasand redoubled his efforts to advance on other Ukrainian strongholds.
“The enemy still has a lot of infantry and military equipment and also includes aviation in its “constant attempts to attack,” explained the deputy commander of the Third Brigade of the Ukrainian Army Maksim Zhorin, while the authorities have already begun evacuation. of residents to safer areas.
After the fall of Avdiivka, neighboring Ukrainian cities fear Russian occupation (Portal)
“People are afraid, my daughter asks me to leave every day,” said Olena Obodets, a 42-year-old woman.
In addition to his explicit support for Ukraine, Stoltenberg used Kobajidze's visit to the organization's headquarters in Brussels to remind the entire international community of this Georgia is “a close NATO partner” and therefore, “fully supports its sovereignty and territorial integrity”regarding the areas that have been under Russian military presence since the 2008 war.
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“NATO continues to call on Russia to reverse its recognition of the Gregorian territories as independent states. Any threat from Russia to annex Georgian territories is unacceptable“, said the President in turn.
Stoltenberg called on Russia to reverse recognition of the Gregorian territories as independent states (Portal)
At the same time, the Secretary General emphasized current military cooperation and called for an “intensification” of relevant reforms so that the country – a candidate country – can join the European Union bloc.
“It is now important for Georgia to continue and intensify internal reforms and uphold democratic values. “We want Georgia to move in the right direction, towards greater democracy and prosperity, towards full integration of the Euro-Atlantic family,” he concluded.
(With information from Europa Press)