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He Did It Again – General Secretary Admits NATO Has Been at War Against Russia in Ukraine Since 2014
February 18, 2023 | Sundance
In case you missed it – a few days ago (2/14/23), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stepped in front of the cameras for an impromptu presser following a meeting of the NATO Defence Ministers at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
General Stoltenberg openly tells western media that NATO has been in a war against Russia since 2014. That's when the combined effort of western political leadership, led by the U.S. State Department and NATO forces, overthrew the former Ukraine government and established the country as the center for strategic military operations against Russia. This isn't the first time Stoltenberg has made this admission.
“The truth is coming out”
YES!!!
The Russian Invasion began in 2014!!!!
You misinterpreted... NATO KNEW in 2014 with Russia’s 1st invasion!
https://www.barrons.com/news/we-knew-nato-chief-looks-back-at-russia-s-ukraine-invasion-2033fac?refsec=topics_afp-news
“’We Knew’: NATO Chief Looks Back At Russia’s Ukraine Invasion”
By Max DELANY
February 16, 2023
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned the West could face a long standoff with Russia
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says he went to sleep on the eve of February 24, 2022 knowing full well the carnage that would be unleashed within hours.
Months of warnings from the head of the Western military alliance had hardened into certainty that Russian President Vladimir Putin would launch his all-out attack on Ukraine that day.
“I went to bed. But it was a very short night because I knew that at some stage, within hours, someone was going to wake me up — and that was exactly what happened,” he told AFP in an interview a week ahead of the first anniversary of the invasion.
“Around four o’clock, I was called by my chief of staff, and he just briefly told me that they have started, meaning the invasion has started. No surprise, because we knew.”
While many around the world held out hope until the end that Moscow would not risk a full-scale assault, there was no doubt for the NATO secretary general that Putin was set to move.
“It’s possible to be shocked by the brutality of the war. But there’s no way to be surprised because this was really something that was predicted months ahead of the invasion,” he said.
Now, a year into a war that has cost tens of thousands of lives and upended Europe’s security, Stoltenberg warned that NATO must be ready for a new era of standoff with Russia that could last a long time.
“President Putin wants a different Europe, wants a Europe where he can control neighbours, where he can decide what countries can do,” Stoltenberg said.
“We need to be prepared for the long haul, this may last for many, many, many, many years.”
Moscow’s war on a pro-Western neighbour has plunged Europe into its most dangerous crisis since World War II and pushed the NATO allies into the biggest overhaul of their defences since the Soviet Union collapsed.
The Norwegian head of the US-led alliance said he was wary of predicting how long the renewed face-off between Russia and the West would continue, because change can come suddenly.
“We saw the fall of the Berlin Wall, or we saw 9/11,” he said.
NATO would, he said, “always look into where there are opportunities to again come into the situation where there is room for a better relationship, but with the current behaviour of the Russian regime, the regime in Moscow, there’s no way.”
NATO members have not sent their own forces to Ukraine, and some Western officials fear that a direct military conflict could escalate into a nuclear war between the West and Russia.
But since the Russian tanks rolled in, tens of thousands more NATO troops have been deployed to the alliance’s eastern flank and a string of European allies have ramped up defence spending.
NATO members, spearheaded by the United States, have also sent weaponry worth tens of billions of dollars to Ukraine to help it fight back against Russia.
For many, it has given the alliance, founded in the wake of World War II to confront the Soviet Union, renewed focus after the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
But Stoltenberg insisted the invasion “hasn’t really changed NATO that much, because we had to remember the war didn’t start in February 2022. The war started in 2014, when Russia first illegally annexed Crimea.
“What we have seen since the full-fledged invasion last year, is the value of North America and Europe standing together, is the importance of what we have done over the last years to invest more in defence, increased readiness,” he said.
“It has proved the relevance and importance of NATO.”
The former Norwegian prime minister pushed back against accusations NATO could have done more to prevent Russia’s all-out invasion by arming Ukraine faster since Crimea or bringing it closer to the alliance’s protective shield.
“This is a war of choice by President Putin, there is only one responsible and that is President Putin and the decision makers in Moscow,” he said.
“We can analyse, we can discuss, we can all consider different decisions, but that doesn’t in any way remove the responsibility that President Putin has for this war.”
He added: “Sometimes in history, it’s black and white. Sometimes it’s really right and wrong.”
After a year of fighting that has seen both sides claim to have killed tens of thousands of their enemies, NATO is warning of a renewed Russian offensive as Moscow pours more soldiers towards the frontlines in a bid to make up for earlier failures.
But Stoltenberg said members of the 30-nation alliance remain as committed as ever to making sure Ukraine ultimately prevailed.
“We are there to ensure that Ukraine wins this war and to provide them with the weapons, the ammunition, the support they need,” he said.
“If President Putin wins in Ukraine, it will be a tragedy for Ukrainians. But it will be also dangerous for all of us, because then the message to him and other authoritarian leaders is that when they use military force they can achieve their goals.”
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"The Russian Invasion began in 2014!!!!"
Exactly. Complaining about NATO admitting Russia started this war, then blaming NATO for it is irrational. It is the same as the US really started the Iraq War when Al Queda moved to Afghanistan.The effort those opposing aiding Ukraine are taking to turn reality upside is really something to watch happen.
It’s Ukraine…….NOT “The Ukraine”.
Does anyone say “The Florida”, or “The Egypt” ?
If you’re gonna pose as an expert, get the lingo correct.
On a brighter note, so glad the internet provided a PHD in Q, Covid, Vaccinations, and now apparently Slavic War.
#DidMyOwnResearchAchievedExpertLevel
to ransomnote “It’s Ukraine…….NOT “The Ukraine”.”
Useful fact: “The Ukraine” in Russian literally translates as “the borderland”, which exactly explains Putins position regarding Ukraine. It is not a separate country, it is part of Russia’s border and should be recaptured. Which explains the whole war mindset.
When you see “the Ukraine” used where a native English speaker would use “Ukraine” then you can be sure the writer is at minimum a pro Russia/Putin fellow-traveler, or more likely a paid part of the Russian/Putin propaganda machine. On the other hand if they are a pro Russia/Putin commenter, they could also have been trained not to give themselves away through ignorance of what I have just explained above.
In Russian, there is no “the” article.
There is nothing wrong with FR, except that we have too many deaf and dead-head communists voting here. Who once loved the USA and living here. Now they hate America and love what Russia does.
There is more than enough to criticize FedGuv ruled America. Without hating Ukraine’s resistance against Vlad. I am glad we send billions to Ukraine. Better yet, I have seen numerous photos of the Ukraine women with nary a tattoo. Maybe two.
Interestingly, we say Mexico, Venezuela, Uruguay, but la Argentina; which I have also seen referred to as “the Argentine.” I wonder why that is.
In the Bloggers & Personal forum, on a thread titled Update from Ukraine | Ruzzia Prepares the Big Aviation Strike on Ukraine, gleeaikin wrote: to ransomnote “It’s Ukraine…….NOT “The Ukraine”.”
Useful fact: “The Ukraine” in Russian literally translates as “the borderland”, which exactly explains Putins position regarding Ukraine. It is not a separate country, it is part of Russia’s border and should be recaptured. Which explains the whole war mindset.
When you see “the Ukraine” used where a native English speaker would use “Ukraine” then you can be sure the writer is at minimum a pro Russia/Putin fellow-traveler, or more likely a paid part of the Russian/Putin propaganda machine. On the other hand if they are a pro Russia/Putin commenter, they could also have been trained not to give themselves away through ignorance of what I have just explained above.
I never spend any time worrying about what words and phrases trolls want me to say, order me to use etc.
This time it's ironic though, because the Ukraine won't exist in its present form much longer anyway. NATO can't supply it with enough ammo - Putin is destroying the conscripts the Ukraine puts in front of the Russian Army. Russia and surrounding countries will divide up the land and we'll all have new names for the region.
“...When you see “the Ukraine” used where a native English speaker would use “Ukraine” ....”
Or the writer is just ignorant! That’s not unheard of!
Also, Kiev (and yes, I am continuing to spell it this way!) I should say Kievan Rus is the cradle of much of Russian Culture. The part that is not Mongol Despotism. A Russian nationalist would have a hard time conceiving of a separate Ukraine. The Stalin years were just something that sort of happened, not to be taken seriously. Ukrainians have a different take on that!
Nothing I have said should be interrelated as being pro-Russian or a desire for US intervention on the side of the Ukrainians.
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