NATO members have military personnel in Kiev – Stoltenberg — RT World News

NATO member states have service members stationed at their embassies in Kiev, performing advisory duties, NATO Secretary General Jens Soltenberg told MSNBC News on Sunday.

In an interview, Stoltenberg was asked if NATO was planning to send additional personnel to help Kiev in its war against Russia. He added: “There are no plans for any NATO combat presence in Ukraine. But of course, many NATO members have men and women in uniform in embassies providing advice. Stoltenberg said.

His comment came after Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder told Politico magazine that the United States is considering deploying more advisors to its embassy in Kiev. According to Politico, additional advisors could be tasked with handling logistics and helping maintain US-supplied weapons systems.

Although French President Emmanuel Macron and many other European leaders refuse to rule out some NATO forces on the ground in Ukraine in the future, the alliance has so far maintained that it is not a direct participant in the conflict.

However, the nearly $61 billion aid package passed by the US House of Representatives on Saturday was good news. “The delay had real consequences.” Stoltenberg said on the battlefield. “The Ukrainians have now been outgunned for months.”

A much-needed aid bill, which includes money to buy weapons for Ukraine, has been stuck in the House of Representatives for months due to political disagreements. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky complained that fading US aid was causing ammunition shortages on the front line, and warned that Kiev could lose if the delay continues. President Joe Biden has squarely blamed Russia for the fall of the Avdiivka stronghold in Donbas in February 'Congressional inaction'

Moscow has repeatedly warned that the delivery of Western weapons and equipment to Ukraine will not prevent it from achieving its military goals, including abandoning Kiev's hopes of joining NATO. More arms shipments from the West only “Causing more Ukrainians to die because of the Kiev regime” The Kremlin stated that Western countries were effectively making them a party to the conflict.