Frankfurt, Germany: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has warned there will be no swift end to the Ukraine war, in an interview published Sunday, as Kyiv pushes on with its counteroffensive against Russia.
'Most wars last longer than expected when they first begin,' Stoltenberg said in an interview with Germany's Funke media group.'Therefore we must prepare ourselves for a long war in Ukraine.'The conflict began in February, 2022 when Moscow sent its forces into Ukraine, bringing war back to Europe for the first time in decades.Kyiv launched its counteroffensive in June, pushing back against entrenched Russian positions in the south and east, but it has made limited gains.
'But at the same time we must recognize: if President Zelensky and the Ukrainians stop fighting, their country will no longer exist.'If President Putin and Russia lay down their weapons, we will have peace.'On Ukraine's ambitions to join the alliance, Stoltenberg said: 'There is no doubt that Ukraine will eventually be in NATO.'Kyiv had 'moved closer to NATO' at a summit of the alliance in July, he said.
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