NATO Secretary General In Davos: Main Issue Is Not Greenland, But Ukraine

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) He stated this during a discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"The risk here is that we focus on Greenland, because we have to make sure that this issue gets solved in an amicable way, but the main issue is not Greenland. The main issue is Ukraine... As we speak, Russian missiles and Russian drones are attacking energy infrastructure in Ukraine. We know that it is now minus 20 degrees in Kyiv, we know that Ukraine can only take care of 60 percent of its own electricity," he stressed.

He noted that Russians are losing about 1,000 soldiers every day, and their monthly human losses exceed the losses of Soviet troops over ten years of war in Afghanistan, yet the Kremlin continues its aggression.

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"I need the European allies to keep focus on this issue, and what I'm really worrying about is that because of the peace process and because of the 90 billion [loan for Ukraine], we lose sight, at that in the meantime Ukrainians do not have enough interceptors, enough American gear they particularly need, because it is any longer available in Europe, for them to defend themselves. So, this focus on Ukraine should be our number one priority, and then can we discuss all the issues, including Greenland," Rutte said.

As Ukrinform reported, Andreas Umland, an expert at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS), believes that developments around Greenland distract attention from the West's real challenges, create divisions within NATO, and please the Kremlin.

Photo: World Economic Forum/Valeriano Di Domenico

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