The situation on the battlefield in Ukraine is extremely difficult, but NATO and its allies must stand by Kyiv to agree a just peace. This was stated by the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, during his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

“The Russians are pushing on many fronts and the great offensive launched by the Ukrainians last summer did not give the desired results. The Russia is now getting stronger. Let us see, how it is purchasing drones from Iran, building its own drone factory and how it is procuring ammunition and ballistic missiles from North Korea. And they also demonstrated a high tolerance for losses. We should never underestimate Russia.

The most important thing is that Ukraine survived as a sovereign and independent nation and Russia did not get what it wanted, which was control of Ukraine. Ukraine and the Ukrainian people have never had less trust in Russia than today, and they want to be part of the West, the European Union and NATO.

This is a big defeat for the Russia. We must support the Ukrainians, and I am also quite confident that the NATO allies will continue to provide their support, because support for Ukraine is not charity. Support for Ukraine is an investment in our security.

We just need to stand by Ukraine. At some point, Russia will understand that it is paying too high a price and will sit down to agree on a just peace”, - said Jens Stoltenberg.