NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has assured that an “alliance of authoritarian powers” is working increasingly closely against Western democracies and has warned that the world is more “unpredictable.” Stoltenberg made these statements in an interview with the British BBC that will be broadcast tomorrow and from which some excerpts have been published.
Likewise, he maintains that Russia, Iran, China and North Korea are increasingly aligned and support each other. And that the world is now “much more dangerous, much more unpredictable” and “much more violent.” In this sense, the former Prime Minister of Norway has asserted that “China is propping up the Russian war economy, delivering key parts to the defense industry and, in return, Moscow is mortgaging its future to Beijing.”
Stoltenberg has also warned that Russia provides technology to Iran and North Korea in exchange for ammunition and military equipment. And, that is why NATO has to work with other countries beyond its geography – such as Japan and South Korea – to “confront this stronger alliance of authoritarian powers,” explained the Secretary General. And, specifically, he referred to the organization’s efforts to raise more funds for the war conflict in Ukraine. “Even if we believe and hope that the war will end in the near future, we need to support Ukraine for many years, building its defenses to deter future aggression,” he said.
In this sense, he has been convinced that military support is vital to repel Russian forces from Ukraine and force Russian President Vladimir Putin to renounce his occupation objectives. However, he has admitted that ultimately Ukraine would also have to make concessions.
“In the end, it has to be Ukraine that decides what kind of commitments it is willing to make, we need to allow it to be in a position where it can actually achieve an acceptable result at the negotiating table,” he points out.
