WASHINGTON: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told US President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday (Jun 13) that Western-backed Ukraine is 'making progress' in its offensive to push Russia back from occupied territories. 'Ukrainians are making progress, are making advances,' he said in the Oval
WASHINGTON: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told US President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday that Western-backed Ukraine is"making progress" in its offensive to push Russia back from occupied territories.Stoltenberg, visiting ahead of July's NATO summit in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, gave insight into how the powerful Western military bloc sees Ukraine's attempt to turn the tables on Russia.
"We've strengthened NATO's eastern flank, made it clear we'll defend every inch of NATO territory. I say it again: the commitment of the United State to NATO's Article V is rock solid," Biden said, referring to the pledge by members to come to each other's defence.Earlier, Stoltenberg told CNN that it was"still early days" for the offensive, which he characterized as"difficult".
"Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine was not only an attack on Ukraine, but also on our core values, and on free people everywhere. And therefore, President Putin must not win this war because that will not only be a tragedy for Ukrainians, but it will also make the world more dangerous," he said.
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