NATO stands by the people of Ukraine and its democratically elected government, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said during the Extraordinary meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Report informs referring to NATO website.
He called on Russia to stop the war, pull all forces out of Ukraine, and engage in good faith in diplomatic efforts.
“NATO is a defensive Alliance. We do not seek conflict with Russia. But let there be no doubt. Our commitment to Article 5 of the Washington Treaty is iron-clad. NATO will protect and defend every inch of NATO territory,” he noted.
“Russia has shattered peace on the European continent. It has engaged in a war of a scale, of a type not seen in Europe since the Second World War.”