NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has noted the increase in Russian military air activity and once again called on Russia to stop supporting separatists in the east of Ukraine.
“We see a more assertive Russia to the East, violating international
law, annexing part of another country. This is the first time this has
happened since the Second World War there has been an illegal and
illegitimate annexation of Crimea,” he said at a press conference in
Reykjavik on April 16.
“Because we should do whatever we can to support the efforts to find a
peaceful solution to the conflict in Eastern Ukraine,” he added.
The NATO secretary general also noted that Russia increased its military air activity.
“We have seen substantial increase over a period of time. And we have
not only seen increased numbers of flights; but the flights are also
more complex, more advanced,” he said.
Stoltenberg once again called on Russia to stop supporting the
separatists and to make sure that they use all their influence over the
separatists so they are respecting the ceasefire and withdrawing their
weapons from the contact of the frontline.
