According to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, the alliance is deploying parts of its combat-ready response force and will send weapons to Ukraine, including air defences, while claiming that Russia was trying to overthrow the Ukrainian government.
“We see rhetoric, the messages, which is strongly indicating that the aim is to remove the democratically elected government in Kyiv,” Stoltenberg said during a news conference.
According to him, over 30 NATO allies have announced what weapons and arms they will send to Ukraine, including air defence systems, without providing any more details. They are very committed and will continue to provide support, he added.
“We are now deploying the NATO response force for the first time in the context of collective data,” Stoltenberg stated.
Germany had already announced that it would be deploying a company of soldiers to Slovakia where the troops will build part of a new NATO battlegroup to be established.
