Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg assumes that Russia will no longer be able to achieve its war aims in Ukraine despite great military efforts, APA reports citing ASB Zeitung.
The purpose of the invasion ordered by President Vladimir Putin was to prevent Ukraine from moving towards Nato and the European Union, he told the German Press Agency in an interview shortly before Christmas. However, after almost two years of war, Ukraine is now closer to Nato and the EU than ever before.
"President Putin has lost Ukraine forever," said Stoltenberg, referring to the fact that Russia saw Ukraine as part of its sphere of influence for decades. This was a major strategic defeat for Russia. He was absolutely certain that Ukraine would eventually achieve its goal of joining NATO.
Stoltenberg also pointed out that Russia was paying an enormously high price for its war. The country had already lost hundreds of aircraft and thousands of tanks and 300,000 soldiers had been killed or wounded. As a result of the war, inflation is also rising and the standard of living is falling. Russia is also more politically isolated than before.
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