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On March 21, Chair of the NATO Military Committee Rob Bauer came to Kyiv to give a speech at the 16th Kyiv Security Forum.
Bauer told shared information about his visit on X.
This is the first NATO military delegation to visit Ukraine since the large-scale invasion, as was noted by Bauer.
“Time in Ukraine is not measured in days, weeks or months. It is measured in human lives. In Allied Nations, a week is a week. In Ukraine, a week is a mother…father… child… friend… lover… lost forever,” Bauer shared an excerpt of his speech on X.
Admiral Bauer made it clear he sees Ukraine as a future member of the NATO alliance.
“Together, we are putting everything into place to make Ukraine a member of our Alliance. The Swedish flag will not be the only blue and yellow flag at the NATO headquarters. Why? Because we all believe in the power of democracy. That is what is at stake here,” Bauer stressed.
Rob Bauer also analyzed Russia’s achievements in the war with Ukraine and concluded that they don’t match their expectations, though Russia strives to use all the propaganda mechanisms to convince their citizens and the world of the opposite.
“Russia is desperately attempting to portray an image of strength. And yet, they have displayed only weakness. There is no amount of propaganda that can cover up the coffins that fly back to the Russian Federation. There is no amount of propaganda that can answer the questions of the families of the deceased soldiers. And there is no amount of propaganda that can conceal the truth that President Putin has not achieved any of his strategic objectives,” said the head of the NATO Military Committee.
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