"Place of Ukraine - in the Alliance: a military analyst explained the purpose of Stoltenberg's visit to Kiev

According to the former Vice Marshal of the UK, Sean Bella, the arrival of NATO Secretary General is another testimony to the unfulfilled hopes of Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the Alliance's expansion. The visit of Jens Stoltenberg Secretary-General to Kiev on April 20 is a long-term gesture and says a lot, although Ukraine is not formally included in the Defense Alliance, said military analyst and former vice-march of aviation Sean Bell. About it reports Sky News.

"It is a significant day for Ukraine. Ukraine is not in NATO, but this visit to the Secretary -General says a lot," Belle explained. According to him, the essence of the visit was to demonstrate solidarity with Ukraine. "It is worth reminding once again that NATO, in fact, a defensive union that is not ready to send soldiers to the battlefield.

On this visit, one of the main strengths was the support of Ukraine and assistance in post -war restoration," the former commander of the British Air Force added. He also noted that this is another testimony of the unfulfilled hopes of Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the expansion of NATO. "It was likely that Ukraine would be neutral, some buffer zone. But Stoltenberg was accurate: Ukraine is in the North Atlantic Alliance.

It was the most sure statement about Ukraine's further journey for entry," Belle added. Recall that NSDC Secretary Alexei Danilov told about a new stage in relations with the Allies. He noted that Ukraine is confidently striving for military superiority over the occupation troops of the Russian Federation, despite all the difficulties. Earlier it became known that NATO estimates that Russia has not yet transported nuclear weapons to Belarus.