The Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, today welcomed the Resolution of the UN General Assembly passed last night, which condemns the Russian "attempts of illegal annexation" of the four partially occupied regions in Ukraine and calls on all countries in the world not to recognize those territories. as part of Russia.

- It is a very strong message that clearly condemns the illegal Russian actions and calls for the annulment of the decisions. This shows that we have to protect the international order, added Stoltenberg.

According to him, it is important that the NATO countries provide unprecedented support to Ukraine. The Secretary General stressed that the pact will support Ukraine as long as necessary.

- We will increase support, especially by providing more funds for air defense, he added in a statement before the start of the second day of the two-day meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels.

The US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, stated that the US fully supports the provisions of Article 5 of the Washington Treaty and is ready to defend every inch of NATO land "when and if necessary".

"We will continue our efforts to support Ukraine as long as necessary," he added.