BRUSSELS, November 9 (EUROPEAN PRESS) –

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Russia’s announcement on Wednesday that it was withdrawing its troops from the city of Kherson, in a maneuver aimed at defending the left bank of the Dnieper River, ensuring that it was “encouraging” to see Ukraine succeed. counterattack.

“We will see what happens on the ground, but Russia has been forced to retreat in the north, in kyiv, in the east, in Kharkov, and now we see how Ukrainian forces are pushing Russian troops in the south, in Kherson,” said NATO’s political chief. in a statement from London, after meeting the new British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak.

In this regard, the former Norwegian Prime Minister found it “encouraging” to see “how the brave Ukrainian forces were able to liberate the territory” and has stressed that progress on the battlefield is due to the courage of the Ukrainian Army, but also to the support offered by the UK and NATO members. others to kyiv.

“The support we have provided is very important and will continue to be maintained, that is the message: we will continue to support Ukraine,” said Stoltenberg of Downing Street.

Asked about possible exhaustion in support of Ukraine, and as more votes in the United States Republican Party asked to cut support for kyiv, the allied secretary generals have minimized the problem, ensuring that in a democracy there is always a dissenting but “clear” opinion in the 30 allies they are asking for. to continue to support the Ukrainian authorities in the face of Russian military aggression. “It is in our interest that Ukraine continues to prevail as an independent country in Europe,” he stressed.

So, after the Republicans’ advance in the US legislative election, Stoltenberg came clean, insisting that it was “very clear” that there was “great support on both sides” to continue supporting Ukraine militarily. “That hasn’t changed in this election in the United States,” he said.

TRAINING THE UKRAINIAN TROOP

During his trip to the UK to meet the new prime minister, Stoltenberg appreciated London’s contribution to security in Europe and particularly appreciated the training of more than 30,000 Ukrainian troops since the illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014, when NATO began providing material and logistical support to kyiv.

The allied secretary general has visited the base in Lydd where Britain, Canada and Lithuania train Ukrainian troops, declaring that this assignment is an “important example” of Britain’s contribution to NATO. “I’m sure this will make a difference on the battlefield,” said the former Norwegian prime minister.