Russia preparing for new military offensives in Ukraine, says NATO chief
Stoltenberg said that Ukraine needs weapons to win back its territories and defeat Russia (Photo:Issei Kato/Reuters)
Russia is preparing for new military offensives in Ukraine, UK newspaper The Guardian quoted NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as saying on Feb. 8.
“Regrettably, we see no sign that Russia is preparing for peace,” Stoltenberg said during a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington, DC.
“On the contrary, Moscow is preparing for new military offensives. So we must continue to provide Ukraine with the weapons it needs to retake territory, and prevail as a sovereign, independent nation.”
On Feb. 5, UK business newspaper the Financial Times, citing sources in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reported that a large-scale offensive by the Russian invaders would begin within the next 10 days – before Ukraine receives a new supply of Western weapons. It stated that Kyiv had “obtained very solid intelligence of Russia’s intent” to launch it.
Ukrainian intelligence services reported that Russian troops may launch this new offensive in the Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhya oblasts.
According to the Bloomberg news agency, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin expects this new offensive will allow the invaders to seize the initiative from Ukraine. Putin is resolved to prosecuting the full-scale war against Ukraine for many years, the publication wrote.
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