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War in Ukraine: NATO does not want "open war" with Russia, says its secretary general

2022-03-11T11:22:13.120Z


On the sidelines of the Diplomatic Forum organized by the Turkish presidency, Jens Stoltenberg thus justified NATO's refusal to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine.


NATO does not want "

open war with Russia

", Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of the Alliance, told AFP on Friday March 11 in Antalya in southern Turkey.

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"

We have the responsibility to prevent this conflict (between Russia and Ukraine, editor's note) from escalating beyond Ukraine's borders and becoming an open war between Russia and NATO

", a- he said on the sidelines of the Diplomatic Forum organized by the Turkish presidency.

Jens Stoltenberg thus justified NATO's refusal to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine to protect the population from Russian bombardments.

Such a step “

would mean being ready to shoot down Russian planes

,” he said, “

and would most certainly lead us to open warfare

.”

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Jens Stoltenberg was to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the day after the first talks between the Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers in the seaside resort.

The boss of NATO, an organization of which Turkey is a member, again called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to "

put an end to this senseless war

" and to find a "

political solution

".

"

The first measure would be to guarantee humanitarian corridors allowing people to go out and get food and medicine

," he said.

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Source: lefigaro

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