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At the same time, the military alliance’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, told reporters that NATO would be closely monitoring Russia’s upcoming nuclear exercises, but would not be scared into withdrawing its support for Ukraine.
He said: “We will not be intimidated. Russia’s nuclear rhetoric is dangerous, reckless, and they know that if they use [a] nuclear weapon against Ukraine, it will have severe consequences.”
The meeting in Brussels was the first since Vladimir Putin announced the annexation of four regions of Ukraine, began a partial mobilisation and issued fresh nuclear threats.
The Russian President used a speech to warn NATO and Western allies that he was willing to use nuclear weapons to retain the stolen territories.
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