NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that Ukraine's Western partners handed the nation $70 billion in military assistance to help counter Russia's military strike.
With no peace discussions in sight, NATO is preparing to deliver more support to Kyiv as the Russia-Ukraine war continues. At a press conference in Brussels, Jens Stoltenberg said that "there are no signs" that Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning to end the Russia-Ukraine war in peace. Instead, he is making plans for future conflict, AP News reported.
The NATO chief noted that they could not allow Russia to continue to chip away at European security," the NATO chief noted. According to Stoltenberg, the Tuesday meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels will address how we can scale up our assistance, notably by continuing to bolster Ukraine's military forces.
Russia to Position Nuclear Weapons on Belarus Border
Experts believe Vladimir Putin intends to solidify his position and fight against a potential Ukrainian counteroffensive in the next few months, hoping the West's expensive backing for Kyiv will falter.
In a move that will inflame relations with the West, Vladimir Putin announced Russia's plan to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus last week. Boris Gryzlov, the Russian ambassador to Belarus, stated Sunday night that Moscow's nuclear weapons would be transported to the country's western border to "ensure security," per Al Jazeera.
In a related update, around 83,900 metric tons of agriculture products were loaded into four ships over the weekend and set sail from the Ukrainian ports of Odesa, Yuzhny-Pivdennyi, and Chornomorsk, CNBC reported.
The ships transport grain, wheat, and sunflower oil to Egypt, Italy, and Portugal. Three vital Ukrainian ports reopened after the Russian naval blockade was relaxed thanks to the Black Sea Grain Initiative, negotiated in July between Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, and the United Nations.
Last month, a further 120 days were added to the agreement. Over 700 ship departures from Ukrainian harbors have been since the pact was signed.
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