NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in a statement to the media that “we have a war in Europe, of a scale and type that we thought belonged to history.”
He says a meeting with the North Atlantic Council has just ended and a long list of countries have agreed to hold urgent consultations.
“This is a grave moment for the security of Europe” he said.
Russia’s “unjustified and unprovoked” attack on Ukraine is endangering countless innocent lives, says NATO Secretary General.
Jens Stoltenberg says Russia has launched air and missile strikes, ground forces and special forces from many directions targeting Ukraine’s military infrastructure and major urban centers.
“This is a deliberate, cold-blooded and long-planned invasion. Russia’s leaders will bear full responsibility for their reckless actions and lost lives, he added.