NATO Chief Says Ukraine Can Still Prevail in War With Russia

Ukraine still has a chance to prevail on the battlefield after Moscow took advantage of delays in western military and financial aid, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said.

“Ukraine has been outgunned for months,” the NATO chief said at a joint press conference in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday. “But it’s not too late for Ukraine to prevail.”

Fighting has become more heated along the front line in eastern Ukraine, with Russia exploiting its advantage over Kyiv’s forces along several axes, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine’s army commander-in-chief, said Sunday. Six months of waiting as US Republicans held up a $61 billion aid package had allowed Russia’s military to “seize the initiative,” Zelenskiy told Western allies during a meeting of the so-called Ramstein group on Friday.

“For months, the US was unable to agree a package, and European allies have been unable to deliver ammunition at the scale we promised,” Stoltenberg said. “This means that few Russian missiles and drones have been shot down and Russia has been able to push forward along the frontline.”

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[Adrian-gnbw]

Ukraine, you are being played. I wish you could see that
You need a peace deal, not more weapons
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[buxkfzd]

No more weapons nor money from the USA

[JG-hgef]

so many desperate russian bots in comments

[paulchesney]

The Europeans should be footing this bill.Not the U.S..We are not threatened here, Europe is.

[RobbenOsula-qydc]

This fool has definitely lost his mind nodoubt..

[dbiizkr]

Stoltenberg you are only putting out a bushfire that you yourself lit

[pl]

Thank you thank you sir I know God is looking for Rewarders I know ur name is in the book of rewards
God bless you and others whose hearts are in the right place
God bless 🙏🙏🙏💕💕💕💕💙💙💙👍👍

[nadjabrownrigg]

Please give Ukraine what they need. Don't wait on the USA. Europe stand up and support and protect Ukraine. Next will be Europe. Stop the waiting and delaying tactics. Admit Ukraine to the European Union now. It shouldn't take that long. Why is there so many cowards in some democratic nations?