٠٠:٠٢:٤٣Mandatory credit: NATO TV
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that NATO and its allies 'will not have Putin get his way in Ukraine' during a press conference in Brussels on Wednesday following talks with Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina.
"NATO stands ready to confront any enemy, any adversary, who tries to attack us - now and in the future," Rutte said. "We are massively investing more in our defence, investing in our defence industry. Of course, we are massively helping Ukraine to prevail and to make sure that Putin will not get his way in Ukraine, and we will defend every inch of NATO territory."
"We moved beyond colonisation. We have decolonised large parts of the world. We are not going to recolonise another country. That's unacceptable. So, we will not have Putin get his way in Ukraine," he added.
Rutte also said that if Kiev decides to engage in peace talks to end its conflict with Russia, then Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should negotiate "from a position of strength, so that he can dominate those talks."
This comes as Zelensky presented his 'Victory Plan' to the Ukrainian parliament on Wednesday. The document consisted of five points, including Ukraine's accession to NATO, the use of long-range weapons deep inside Russia, deployment of a comprehensive non-nuclear strategic deterrent package on the country's territory and the tightening of sanctions against Moscow.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
'Putin will not get his way' – Rutte claims NATO 'will defend every inch' of its territory following talks with Latvian PM
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that NATO and its allies 'will not have Putin get his way in Ukraine' during a press conference in Brussels on Wednesday following talks with Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina.
"NATO stands ready to confront any enemy, any adversary, who tries to attack us - now and in the future," Rutte said. "We are massively investing more in our defence, investing in our defence industry. Of course, we are massively helping Ukraine to prevail and to make sure that Putin will not get his way in Ukraine, and we will defend every inch of NATO territory."
"We moved beyond colonisation. We have decolonised large parts of the world. We are not going to recolonise another country. That's unacceptable. So, we will not have Putin get his way in Ukraine," he added.
Rutte also said that if Kiev decides to engage in peace talks to end its conflict with Russia, then Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should negotiate "from a position of strength, so that he can dominate those talks."
This comes as Zelensky presented his 'Victory Plan' to the Ukrainian parliament on Wednesday. The document consisted of five points, including Ukraine's accession to NATO, the use of long-range weapons deep inside Russia, deployment of a comprehensive non-nuclear strategic deterrent package on the country's territory and the tightening of sanctions against Moscow.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Mandatory credit: NATO TV
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that NATO and its allies 'will not have Putin get his way in Ukraine' during a press conference in Brussels on Wednesday following talks with Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina.
"NATO stands ready to confront any enemy, any adversary, who tries to attack us - now and in the future," Rutte said. "We are massively investing more in our defence, investing in our defence industry. Of course, we are massively helping Ukraine to prevail and to make sure that Putin will not get his way in Ukraine, and we will defend every inch of NATO territory."
"We moved beyond colonisation. We have decolonised large parts of the world. We are not going to recolonise another country. That's unacceptable. So, we will not have Putin get his way in Ukraine," he added.
Rutte also said that if Kiev decides to engage in peace talks to end its conflict with Russia, then Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should negotiate "from a position of strength, so that he can dominate those talks."
This comes as Zelensky presented his 'Victory Plan' to the Ukrainian parliament on Wednesday. The document consisted of five points, including Ukraine's accession to NATO, the use of long-range weapons deep inside Russia, deployment of a comprehensive non-nuclear strategic deterrent package on the country's territory and the tightening of sanctions against Moscow.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.