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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

NATO Says Putin’s ‘Serious Escalation’ Will Not Deter It from Supporting Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a press conference on Russia's annexation of four areas of Ukraine at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, 30 September 2022. (EPA)

NATO accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday of provoking "the most serious escalation" of the war in Ukraine since it began, but said he would not succeed in deterring the alliance from supporting Kyiv.

"We have the combination of the mobilization in Russia, combined with the reckless, dangerous nuclear rhetoric, and then today's illegal annexation, or attempt to annex parts of Ukraine," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.

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