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Brussels - The North Atlantic Alliance must be prepared to use military force if necessary, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in Brussels on Oct. 28.

“We must be prepared to use military force, when necessary,” he said, calling on Russia to end its destabilizing actions in Ukraine.

Stoltenberg said that NATO’s primary duty was to ensure the security of its member countries.