“It is important to distinguish between NATO allies and our partner, Ukraine.
We guarantee NATO Allies protection under Article 5 of the Alliance Charter, and we will protect all Allies.
And Ukraine is a partner, ”Interfax-Ukraine quotes Stoltenberg as saying.
The Alliance Secretary General stressed that NATO provides Kiev with political and practical support and values Ukraine as a partner.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov previously announced the transfer of military equipment from NATO countries to the Russian borders.
He drew attention to the fact that in Ukraine, on the contact line in Donbass, more and more forces and means are accumulating with the support of an increasing number of Western instructors.
As noted by the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov, Russia is not going to attack anyone.