NATO condemned in the strongest possible terms Russia’s brutal and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine – an independent, peaceful and democratic country, and a close NATO partner. NATO and Allies continue to provide Ukraine with unprecedented levels of support, helping to uphold its fundamental right to self-defence. Putin and other Russian officials mentioned nuclear weapons as an option in extremis: a terrifying prospect in an illegal war that has already killed tens of thousands of people, uprooted millions and lowered the global economy. Soldiers from Germany’s 41st tank brigade and arrived in Klaipeda, Lithuania, a country that borders Russia.
Pentagon says Russian casualties in Ukraine up to 80,000.
The US Under Secretary of Defense Colin Kahl said Russia could be running low on missiles and called the war ‘the most intense conflict in Europe since the Second World War’.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, speaking in Ottawa, decried the “fake referendums” and said Russia “is now in total violation of the UN Charter, of its principles, of its values, of everything that the UN stands for.”
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the military alliance would step up support for Ukraine in response to the referendums.
“We will never recognize these referenda which appear to be a step toward Russian annexation and we will never recognize tha purported annexation ” added the Group of Seven leading industrial democracies.
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