In its new strategic concept, the North Atlantic Alliance should call Russia an “Aggressive Country.” This by Latvian President Egils Ljits expressed this opinion was at a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday, TASS News Agency reported.
“We must realize that Russia is an aggressive country, it must be reflected in the new strategic concept of NATO,” the Latvian President said.
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It should be reminded that in the early morning of 24 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a message announcing the decision to launch a special military operation in Donbas.
“Circumstances require us to take decisive and immediate action. The Donbass People’s Republics have appealed to Russia. I have decided to launch a special military operation in this regard,” Putin said in a televised address to Russian citizens.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that from 5:00 a.m. (7:00 a.m. Yerevan time) on Thursday, the Russian Armed Forces carried out intensive attacks on Ukrainian military facilities and airports.
The Verkhovna Rada has declared martial law in Ukraine. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine announces the preliminary number of victims and wounded.