Ukraine, Blinken: "Consequences if Russia is aggressive"
Blinken-Maas talks: support Ukraine against Russian provocations
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April 13, 2021 NATO has asked Russia to immediately stop the movement of its troops on the border with Ukraine.
"In recent weeks, Russia has moved thousands of combat-ready troops to Ukraine's borders," said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as he received Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Brussels.
"Russia's sizable military buildup is unjustified, inexplicable and deeply troubling. Russia must end it, stop its provocations and immediately reduce escalation," Stoltenberg added.
"NATO's support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity is unwavering," Stoltenberg reiterated during the press conference with the Ukrainian foreign minister.
"We do not recognize and will not recognize Russia's illegal and illegitimate annexation of Crimea - the NATO secretary general underlined -. We continue to ask Russia to end its support for militants in eastern Ukraine and to withdraw its own. forces from Ukrainian territory. NATO is with Ukraine ".
"We support Ukraine's broad reform agenda, which will make Ukraine more resilient and help advance the country's Euro-Atlantic aspirations," said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.