As long as war can last in Ukraine, NATO talks

He made these statements after the Kremlin has warned that the shipments of Western weapons to Ukraine, including heavy weapons, pose a threat to security on the European continent and “create instability”.

We need to prepare for the long term”, Stoltenberg said on April 28th before a summit for young people in Brussels.

There is a possibility that this war will continue for months and years”.

Chief NATO has said the West will continue to put maximum pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin through sanctions and military aid to Kiev to end the invasion of Ukraine.

The NATO states have so far sent Soviet-era weapons to Ukraine, which have been to Eastern European member states, although recently the United States and some Allied countries have started sending Kiev modern weapons as well.

Germany has announced during the week that it will also send tanks and other weapons, thus marking the first time Berlin has agreed to send heavy weapons to Kiev.

Ukraine's calls for more weapons have increased since Moscow started offensive in the eastern region of Donbas.

The British Defence Ministry has said in its latest update on April 29th that “Betija for Donbasin” remains Russia's top strategic focus in order to gain control of the Donjeck and Luhansk regions.

Due to heavy Ukrainian resistance, Russian victories have been limited and dedicated to Russian forces, the ministry has said, among other things.

The West believes that the battle in the besieged city of Marioupolis and other areas in the east could be crucial to the outcome of the war.

Moscow's attacks on the east have prompted new US promises of military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

American President Joe Biden has asked the US Congress $33 billion in support of Kiev, where $20 billion will be earmarked for weapons, ammunition and other military assistance.

This request must be approved to help Ukraine in its freedom struggle”, Biden said.

The price of this war is not free, but involvement in aggression is the most expensive”.

As a result of the war in Ukraine, thousands of people have been killed, and more than five million have fled the country.

Washington, who along with the allies has imposed sanctions on Moscow, hopes to help Ukrainian forces not only stop Russia's attacks in the east but also weaken its military so that it does not start conflicts with neighbouring countries.

Russia has said that NATO, by its actions, is being indirectly involved in the war and has made several threats this week of undesigned retaliation.

On April 27th, Russian authorities have cut off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria, saying they have refused to pay in rubles.

The move marks Moscow's harshest response to Western economic sanctions. / REL