“NATO must increase support to Ukraine to change the “wrong” trajectory of the conflict – Rutte January 23, 10:19 Share: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (Photo: REUTERS/Annegret Hilse) NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that the Alliance should increase support to Ukraine in order to “to change the trajectory of the war” because the front line is now “moving in the wrong direction”. He said this on Thursday, January 23, during the Ukrainian breakfast”, — write on: ua.news
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (Photo: REUTERS/Annegret Hilse)
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that the Alliance should increase its support to Ukraine in order to “change the trajectory of the war,” as the front line is now “is moving in the wrong direction.”
He said this on Thursday, January 23, during the Ukrainian breakfast in Davos, organized by the Viktor Pinchuk Foundation.
“First of all, we should increase, not decrease, support for Ukraine, we need to change the trajectory of the conflict, because where the front line is moving now is wrong, it needs to be changed,” he said.
According to Rutte, this is primarily necessary for Ukraine itself, since the world “cannot allow” one country to invade another country and try to colonize it in the 21st century.
Second, because China, North Korea, Iran and Russia are working together, and with a “bad deal” Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will “high five” the leaders of North Korea, Iran and China.
In addition, according to Rutte, if Ukraine loses the war, NATO members will face “trillions” in additional costs to strengthen their armed forces, which will “at a much higher price’ than what is currently envisaged.
He also stressed the importance of working to strengthen its capabilities and fill the Alliance’s gaps, saying that increasing defense spending to 2% was not enough.
“In these times of war, we do not have the luxury of lagging behind: we need to have more, produce faster and in different quantities and cheaper. We don’t buy enough, we don’t produce enough, and we don’t work properly with industry,” said the NATO Secretary General.
He also stated that the Alliance will increase defense spending and increase production, as well as cooperate with the United States, so that Ukraine is in the strongest possible position.
“And I continue to say to the Europeans: provide Ukraine with defense equipment, weapons, ammunition, because what we want to achieve, we have to do ourselves. And here Trump is right: the causes of this conflict are unjust, but we need to do more together in Europe and the United States,” Rutte said.
On December 17, 2024, Reuters, citing a source, reported that NATO had taken over the coordination of aid to Ukraine from the United States.
The interlocutor of the publication also said that the new NATO mission is to help Ukraine (NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine, NSATU), has already started working.
On December 6, Donald Trump said that Ukraine may receive less military aid than now when he returns to the White House.