Kyiv has every chance to return Donbass under control.
This statement was made by the Secretary General of the North Atlantic bloc.
Ukrainian troops will have the opportunity to return Donbass provided that arms supplies to Ukraine continue, Jens Stoltenberg said this in an interview with the German newspaper Bild, reports.
He said: “No one can guess how long the conflict in Ukraine will last.”
Stoltenberg stated that if the fighting becomes protracted, NATO must continue to provide Kyiv with the necessary support.
It is likely that the military conflict in Ukraine may drag on not for months, but for years,” the Secretary General noted.
Stoltenberg called for continued supplies of weapons requested by Kyiv.
The Secretary General added: “Rising prices for food and energy should not become a reason to refuse arms supplies to Ukraine.”
Kyiv must be provided with timely support even against the backdrop of high costs for military assistance,” he contacted.
