'China is the main enabler of Russia's war aggression against Ukraine,' he said.
A man walks among flags of member countries as protocol prepare for a flag-raising ceremony to mark the accession of Sweden at NATO headquarters in Brussels, on March 11, 2024. | Geert Vanden Wijngaert/APNATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Sunday the presence of Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea at this week’s NATO summit demonstrates the world is getting more complex.
Referencing Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Stoltenberg added: “They all want NATO, the United States to fail in Ukraine, and if Putin wins in Ukraine, it will not only embolden President Putin, it also would embolden President Xi. As the Japanese prime minister said: What happens in Ukraine today can happen in Asia tomorrow.”
The alliance now has 32 members, having added Finland and Sweden since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war. Ukraine has yet to be formally invited by NATO, and it’s not clear whenRegardless, Stoltenberg said that supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia remains a priority. “What matters for me is that all allies have agreed that we need to do more for for Ukraine,” Stoltenberg said, saying the alliance was not interested in a peace that would allow for the continued occupation of Ukraine’s territory by Russian forces.
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