NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Finnish President Alexander Stubb have assured allies that Russia currently poses no current military threat to the transatlantic bloc.
However, during a joint appearance in Helsinki on Thursday, the pair warned that NATO states must bolster Ukraine and their own militaries to deter any future aggression from Moscow.
Stoltenberg said Ukraine needs “predictability and accountability” in NATO military support as it struggles to contain a fresh summer Russian offensive and tries to build Western consensus on President Volodymyr Zelensky‘s peace plan.
“Over the last months we have seen some gaps, some delays in the provision of military support to Ukraine,” the NATO chief added.
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