The comments were in response to questions about whether Ukraine has what it needs for the offensive. Read more at straitstimes.com.
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany - Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday he is “confident” that Ukraine is prepared to retake more territory as Kyiv readies for a new offensive against invading Russian forces.
He was responding to questions about whether Ukraine has what it needs to successfully execute the offensive. At the same meeting on Friday, Germany, Poland and Ukraine signed an agreement for a hub to repair Leopard tanks used in Ukraine to fight Russian forces, Germany’s Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said.
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