‘It Is in the Interest of the United States to Ensure that President Putin Does Not Win in Ukraine’
NATO chief delivers mixed message over support to repel Russian invasion
While it benefits the United States and its national security to support Ukraine in its war against the ongoing Russian invasion of that country, Europe and other NATO members are playing an even bigger role.
That’s according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who was in Washington DC Monday meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top officials in the Biden administration.
Although President Biden marshaled NATO and other Western nations to back Ukraine following Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion nearly two years ago, further US assistance is stalled in Congress by right-wing Republicans.
“The United States has demonstrated leadership in mobilizing NATO allies to support Ukraine, and I count on the United States and I am confident that the United States will continue to do so because it is in the interest of the United States to ensure that President Putin does not win in Ukraine,” Stoltenberg said, standing alongside Blinken. “And we have to remember that this is something we actually do together, all NATO allies and partners. As Secretary Blinken just referred to, European allies have actually provided more support in total for Ukraine than the United States.
“I commend United States, but we must not forget that this is a joint effort of all allies. And if we put together what European allies and Canada are providing, it actually exceeds the U.S. support,” Stoltenberg added. “So, this is burden sharing, a joint effort by all allies together. And we do so in solidarity with Ukraine, but our support is not charity. It is an investment in our own security, because you know that this is closely watched also in Beijing.”
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