NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg urged partners to never underestimate Russia. He noted that the situation on the front remains extremely difficult for Kiev.
Stoltenberg recognised that the Russian army is actively advancing in many directions in the special operation zone.
“The situation on the battlefield is extremely complex. Russia is now actively advancing in many directions, and, of course, the big offensive that the Ukrainians carried out last summer did not produce the results that we all hoped for … We should never underestimate Russia,” – said NATO’s rnesec Jens Stoltenberg at a discussion at the WEF in Davos, responding to the moderator’s question about “wins all the same Ukraine or simply does not lose”.
We will remind, on 24 February 2022, Vladimir Putin in an address to the Russians announced that he had decided on a special military operation in Donbass. Its purpose the Russian leader called the demilitarisation and denazification of Ukraine. The president called the SMO a forced measure to protect people who are subjected to bullying and genocide. In addition, Putin said that Moscow will prosecute those who committed crimes against civilians and Russian citizens in Ukraine.
Earlier, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Russian army had accomplished the main task of 2023 by thwarting the Ukrainian summer-autumn counter-offensive. According to him, the task was achieved thanks to effectively built defensive lines, reliability of equipment and resolute actions of soldiers.