“NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that in December in the war against Ukraine, Russia lost 1,000 people killed per day.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Mark Rutte, photo: World Economic Forum/Valeriano Di Domenico Source: Rutte at a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, NATO website transcript
Direct speech Rütte: “And yes, it is true that in December the Russians lost 1,000 people a day – not seriously wounded, but dead. This is more than 30,000 in December. In the 1980s in Afghanistan, the Soviet troops lost 20,000 in 10 years. Now they (Russia – ed.) are losing 30,000 in a month.”
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Details: In addition, Rutte noted that, despite the focus of Europeans on the issue of a peaceful solution to the Greenland issue, still, in his opinion, “the main issue now is not Greenland, the main issue is Ukraine.”
Direct speech Rütte: “And as we speak, Russian missiles and Russian drones are attacking the energy infrastructure of Ukraine. We know that it is minus 20 degrees in Kyiv right now. We know that Ukraine can only provide 60 percent of its own electricity needs.”
Details: Rutte also emphasized that, despite the losses, Russia continues to increase its attacks and offensive in Ukraine.
According to him, 90 billion euros of aid from the European Commission will become available “will be available only in March, April, May”, that is, “it will take time”.
Direct speech Rutte: “Meanwhile, the Ukrainians do not have enough interceptors, they do not have enough American equipment, which they especially need, since it is no longer in Europe, to protect themselves.
Therefore, this attention to Ukraine should be our number one priority, and then we can discuss all issues, including Greenland. But in the first place should be Ukraine, because it is of crucial importance for the security of Europe and the United States.”
What preceded: Rutte previously stated that increasing intensive Russian attacks on the civilian population and infrastructure of Ukraine, including the use of the Oreshnik missile, demonstrate the need to urgently provide Ukraine with air defense systems and interceptor missiles.
on Monday, January 12, a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council initiated by the Ukrainian side took place, during which discussed massive Russian strikes on energy, as well as the use of the Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile.
On January 13, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said that counting on acceleration on the part of the USA and Europe, the transfer of aid packages to Ukraine after the last massive strikes by the Russian Federation.