Jens Stoltenberg:
Wars are unpredictable and wars are difficult. And no one can say exactly how this war will develop the next year.
But what we do know is that the Ukrainians have the courage, the determination to defend their own land. And we also do know that, when they get the support from us, they are actually able to inflict heavy losses and gain also territory in the fight with invading Russian forces.
We need to stand by Ukraine both in good times, but also in bad times. We can not only be kind good weather supporters. And, therefore, I count on all allies to continue to support Ukraine, not least because it’s in our security interest to ensure that President Putin doesn’t win in Ukraine.
If he wins, it will embolden him, but also other authoritarian leaders, including in China, to violate international law, use force, and we must prevent that from happening by supporting Ukraine.
