NATO is concerned about the “real” risk of conflict in Ukraine with the continued Russian military reinforcement on its borders, and must prepare for a failure of the diplomacy, Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned on Friday. “ Russian military build-up continues around Ukraine and is accompanied by threatening rhetoric from Moscow if its demands are not accepted. But they are unacceptable and the risk of a new conflict is real”, declared Jens Stoltenberg after a meeting by videoconference with the Foreign Ministers of the countries of the Alliance.
The Kremlin made public at the end of last year two treaty proposals committing the NATO to exclude any future membership of Ukraine and to reduce its forces near the borders with Russia. “ It is out of the question for NATO to compromise on the principle of the right of each nation to choose its own path, including the type of security agreement it wants to be part of “, maintained Jens Stoltenberg.
No NATO intervention
US-Russian talks are due to start on Monday in Geneva to defuse the risk of Russian intervention in Ukraine. Moscow also agreed to participate in a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council on Wednesday, the first since the summer of 2019. “ This is a positive signal because tensions are high “, stressed Jens Stoltenberg. But the allies set conditions. “ The Russian government must de-escalate, pursue diplomatic channels and respect its commitments to transparency in military activities ”, demanded British Foreign Minister Liz Truss. His Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau for his part affirmed that “the talks with Russia cannot take place in a situation of escalation towards Ukraine and NATO”.
“No discussion on Europe’s security will take place without the Europeans at the negotiating table“, further insisted Jens Stoltenberg. The head of American diplomacy, Antony Blinken, for his part promised Kiev that there would be “ no discussion on Ukraine without Ukraine ”. “ The whole geopolitical situation of the region requires that Europe, the European Union, be able to propose its vision of things, to act and to sit around the table with all the stakeholders ”, French President Emmanuel Macron insisted on Friday during a meeting in Paris with the members of the European Commission chaired by the German Ursula von der Leyen.
“ We must be prepared for the prospect that the consultation will fail ”, warned Jens Stoltenberg. “ If Russia decides to use military means against a neighbor, it will be hit with severe economic and political sanctions “, he also said. But NATO will not intervene militarily, because Ukraine is not a member country of the Alliance, he repeated. “ Ukraine is a partner, but is not covered by the collective defense clause between the 30 allies “, he said. However, the Alliance is preparing to strengthen its military presence on its eastern flank. “ We have significant capabilities ”, underlined Jens Stoltenberg, recalling that NATO had a rapid reaction force of 40,000 men.
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