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Scholz: We will defend every square centimeter of NATO territory

2024-06-02 18:25:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Scholz: We will defend every square centimeter of NATO territory

NATO's recent decision to reinforce its eastern border is aimed at deterring Russia, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday.

He said that Moscow should be clear that the military alliance will be ready to defend itself, if necessary.

Speaking at the German Economic Forum, where the Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Simonyte also participated, Scholz said that Germany has played a leading role in NATO's presence in the Baltic countries bordering Russia for a decade now.

"Because the threat from Russia will continue, we and other allies decided last year to move additional units to the Baltic countries, as well as to permanently station an entire brigade there in the future," Scholz said.

"But this change in security policy is necessary to show Russia: We are ready to defend every square centimeter of NATO territory against attacks," he added.

He emphasized that diplomacy will be successful only from the position of strength.

Earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned NATO members not to allow Ukraine to carry out attacks with their weapons inside Russia after several Western allies decided to lift restrictions on Kiev. for the use of the weapons with which they supply him.

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg dismissed Putin's warnings on Friday, saying the alliance has heard such warnings many times in the past and that self-defense does not mean escalation./ REL





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