The ceasefire in the East of Ukraine in General observed, although the situation is very fragile, said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

"The ceasefire in the East of Ukraine fragile, but most importantly, it observed," said NATO Secretary General in an interview to the Spanish newspaper, noting That the parties to the conflict need to withdraw heavy weapons and allow the work of the OSCE.

According to Stoltenberg, Russia is still present in the East of Ukraine: "the borders are open, So it is easy to move from one side to the other ". The Russian Federation has repeatedly accused of interfering in the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine. Moscow fundamentally denies It and calls the accusations are unacceptable. Moscow repeatedly asked the West to provide confirmation of the presence of Russian military in the East of Ukraine, but provided they were not.

Answering the question about the strengthening of NATO forces in the East, Stoltenberg said That he sees no immediate danger ", but the Alliance is trying to prevent the incident." When you see the Increased Russian presence and sudden military exercises, any misunderstanding can bring the situation under observation. Our measures reduce the risk of invasion, but they are defensive and proportional. Increase our military presence there is the response That makes Russia ", - said the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.

Answering the question of arms supply to Kiev, Stoltenberg said That " It depends on each state ", but " Ukraine has the right to protection ".

As for the possibility of financial Scrivania in Libya, as It was in 2011, the Secretary-General stated: "military means have the ability to be effective, but do not solve all issues." He said That in 2011, NATO was a very clear mandate from the UN, and further problems arose not because of the fighting, And because of the lack of peacekeeping operations." It is not just the responsibility of NATO, but the EU and the UN. So learned there lesson is That if we use military methods, we can achieve our military objectives, but we must continue to have political goals. But this was not enough in Libya, " said Mr Stoltenberg.

Speaking about the participation of NATO in the battle with the terrorists " Islamic countries ", the Secretary-General said That the Alliance is in response to most of the world calls but not the only response to everything, and reminded That " all allies make a definite contribution to the coalition ".

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