Washington: NATO has always supported the political solution to the Ukrainian conflict, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said ahead of the planned talks between Ukraine and Russia in the Gomel region in Belarus.
“I have absolute full confidence in President Zelenskyy and his judgment on whether it is right to sit down and try to find a political solution. NATO has supported the political solution all the way,” Stoltenberg said in an interview with the CNN.
Stoltenberg also said that NATO is increasing deliveries of anti-tank and anti-aircraft systems and ammunition to Ukraine.
“We are stepping up [assistance] with more air defense systems, more anti-tank systems, ammunition and we do that to… help Ukraine to uphold its right for self-defense,” Stoltenberg said in the interview.
He noted that it remains to be seen if Russia is willing to maintain dialogue with Ukraine with respect to its territorial integrity.
