Russian President Vladimir Putin has not abandoned his plan to control Ukraine and is moving the main forces to the east to seize Donbas. This was stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg after a ministerial meeting in Brussels, writes RBC Ukraine.
"The easiest way to end this war is for President Putin to withdraw all troops and engage in serious diplomatic efforts to find a diplomatic solution. But we have to be realistic, and there is no indication that President Putin has changed his main goal of controlling Ukraine and achieving significant military victories on the battlefield," Stoltenberg said.
He stressed that NATO does not see a Russian retreat, only a regrouping, a repositioning of their forces, a movement from the north of Ukraine to the east.
"And we expect a great battle in Donbas, a great Russian offensive. That is why the allies today noted the need to urgently provide additional aid to Ukraine," the secretary general added.
