Secretary general says equipment would be ‘to protect against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats’
The secretary general acknowledged that Nato was “concerned about the possibility of use of chemical weapons or biological weapons” in Ukraine, partly because of “false claims that Ukraine, supported by Nato allies, [is] producing and preparing for the use of chemical weapons”.
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, will address Biden, the UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, and the other Nato leaders assembling in Brussels on Thursday morning via video link, in an emergency meeting to discuss further military responses to the ongoing crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion last month.
Stoltenberg was quick to play down any possibility of direct military involvement. “Nato will not send troops into Ukraine,” the secretary general said, drawing a distinction between member countries supplying anti-tank and other arms to Kyiv and the deployment of any forces on the ground.
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