[REGNUM] Zakharova: if NATO does not want a repetition of military conflicts, there is no need to create them
NATO does not need to create military conflicts like the Ukrainian one if the alliance does not want them to repeat in the future. This is how Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on May 15 to the words of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg , who stated the importance of preventing a recurrence of the Ukrainian conflict.
“NATO does not want to repeat such stories - so you don’t need to create them ,” the diplomat wrote in her Telegram channel .
Earlier, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that it is not known how the military conflict in Ukraine will end, but “it is extremely important <…> to prevent the repetition of such a story . ”
As REGNUM reported , in December 2022, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper that most military conflicts end in negotiations , so it will be the same in Ukraine. However, negotiations will depend on how things will be on the battlefield.
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