– NATO allies have not delivered what they promised, Stoltenberg said when he held a press conference together with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj on Monday.
– The lack of ammunition has made it possible for the Russians to push forward along the front line. A lack of air defense has made it possible for more Russian missiles to reach their targets, and the lack of capacity to hit targets far away has made it possible for the Russians to gather more forces, he said further.
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Ukraine and Western backers are fighting a race against time to deploy critical military equipment that can halt the Russian advance in the east, as well as stop Russian drone and missile attacks.
– The Ukrainians pay the price with their lives when the weapons are not delivered. And we will all pay a much higher price if Putin is not stopped, Stoltenberg said, according to Dagens Næringsliv, which was the first Norwegian media to report on the trip.
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But the Nato chief insists that Ukraine can still win the war.
– We discussed how to strengthen support for Ukraine. I was also honest with Zelenskyj that allies in recent months have not delivered what we promised. The US has spent six months agreeing on an aid package and European allies have also failed to deliver what they promised. But now I am sure that NATO will deliver, says Stoltenberg to DN.
