“We support Ukraine to ensure that they win and remain as a sovereign nation… The only way to guarantee a lasting and just peace in Ukraine is to give them military support,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

The Secretary General of the alliance recalled that earlier he called on all NATO members to supply Ukraine with modern weapons.

Stoltenberg said earlier that what is currently happening in Ukraine did not come as a surprise to NATO, as it is a continuation of the conflict that began in 2014.

Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov noted that the Minsk agreements were a screen for preparing for a military scenario in the Donbass.