NATO rejects the entry of allied troops into Ukraine because it would provoke a total war in Europe

NATO rejects the entry of allied troops into Ukraine because it would provoke a total war in Europe

“We have made it clear that we are not going to enter Ukraine, with troops or with planes in the airspace,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at the end of the extraordinary meeting of allied foreign ministers.

NATO has rejected this Friday the entry of allied troops in Ukraine, assuring that it could generate an escalation of the conflict and cause a “total war” in Europe.

“We have made it clear that we are not going to enter Ukraine, with troops or with planes in the airspace. The only way to implement an exclusion zone is to send NATO planes and impose it by shooting down Russian planes,” the secretary general warned. of NATO, Jens Stoltenbergat the end of the extraordinary meeting of allied foreign ministers that discussed the evolution of the Russian invasion.

NATO’s assessment is that this would generate an escalation with the possible involvement of European countries in the war against Russia. “We understand the desperation, but if we do that we will end up having a total war in Europe, generating more suffering,” Stoltenberg reflected.

residential area

Consequences of a night bombing in a residential area of ​​Kiev. Source: EFE.

All this, when this Friday morning up to a dozen of explosions in the center of Kiev while the air raid sirens sounded, an apparent sign that Russian missile attacks in the capital and its surroundings have intensified.

In this sense, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, warned this Friday that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has increased violence against civilians in Ukraine, after his initial plans were frustrated, and has warned that expect “many useless deaths” in the coming days.

“In the next few days, unfortunately, we are going to see many useless and unjustified deaths and defenseless people,” assured the head of Spanish diplomacy at the end of the meeting of NATO foreign ministers.

Ukrainian soldiers warm themselves at a bonfire near Kiev

Ukrainian soldiers warm themselves at a bonfire outside Kiev. Photo: EFE.


Source: Eitb

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