NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned on Thursday that the military alliance would defend every inch of its territory should Russia attack a member country, as he slammed Moscow for brutal act of war on Ukraine.
World leaders reacted to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with raw outrage — and vows of unprecedented sanctions — that shrouded a sense of powerlessness to defend Ukraine militarily without running the risk of a wider war in Europe.
NATO had already reinforced its eastern flank facing Russia and planned a virtual summit of its leaders on Friday after President Vladimir Putin warned that any interference from other countries would lead to “consequences you have never seen in history.”
