"NATO will prepare", Stoltenberg calls on the Europeans to increase the production of weapons

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"NATO will prepare", Stoltenberg calls on the Europeans to increase
Jens Stoltenberg

The Secretary General of NATO, in an interview published today in the German press, called on the Europeans to increase their production of weapons to increase deliveries to Ukraine and prevent a confrontation with Moscow "that could last for decades ".

With less than a week to go before NATO defense ministers meet in Brussels on February 15 and 16, Jens Stoltenberg said: "We need to rebuild and develop our industrial base faster to increase deliveries to Ukraine and reorganize our stocks".

"This means that we have to go from slow production in times of peace to fast production in times of conflict," Stoltenberg told German newspaper Welt am Sonntag.

"There is no direct military threat to a NATO ally, but at the same time, the Kremlin regularly makes threats against NATO countries," Stoltenberg said.

Emphasizing that the Russian invasion of Ukraine almost two years ago showed that peace in Europe is not secure, he insisted on the importance of protecting the countries of the alliance.

"As long as we invest in our security and remain united, we will continue to prevent any attack," he said.

"NATO is not looking for war with Russia, but we must prepare for a confrontation that could last decades," he said.


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