NATO stated that the position of the new Secretary General of the Alliance Mark Rutte on this issue is the same as that previously voiced by Stoltenberg.
Current NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte calls on allies to lift or ease restrictions on strikes by Western weapons on Ukraine's territory Russia.
This was stated by Acting Deputy Secretary General of NATO Boris Ruge during the NATO Parliamentary Assembly on November 25, Voice of America reports.
According to the deputy, Mark Rutte's position on this issue is the same as that previously voiced by Stoltenberg.
“Since the time when he took over the office of NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte has called on the allies to lift the restrictions,” says Ruge. He explained that permission to strike Russia is taken by the allies at the national level. At the same time, NATO emphasizes that Kyiv is defending itself in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter and that Ukraine's struggle is not limited to its own territory.
“Therefore, Ukraine has the right to strike inside Russia, and the Secretary General, as well as his predecessor, have repeatedly called on the allies to review these restrictions, remove them or weaken them, so that Ukraine can continue to remain in the struggle, to fight against Russian aggression,” Rüge assured. .
He also drew attention to the danger of the war expanding, talking about how China, Iran and especially North Korea are helping Russia.
“North Korea is now sending troops to fight against Ukraine. This is a very dangerous development, an expansion of the war. And if you are talking about escalation now, then this is escalation. Drones made by Iran are killing Ukrainian men, women and children every day. China has become a major factor in the escalation. of this war. It feeds the Russian war machine with components for Russian weapons, equipment and raw materials,” the official says. NATO.
Commenting on the possibility of training Ukrainian military personnel by Western instructors on Ukrainian territory, he responded that the allies had abandoned this idea due to the risk of possible consequences for the entire Alliance.
Recall that the White House officially confirmed permission for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to fire ATACMS missiles at Russian territory.
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