NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has praised Ukraine\u2019s recent military operations in Russia\u2019s Kursk region, asserting that Ukraine has made significant progress. Stoltenberg emphasized that the offensive, launched in early August, is part of Ukraine\u2019s right to self-defence under international law. He stated that this right \u201cdoes not stop at the border\u201d and defended Kyiv\u2019s decision to extend its operations into Russian territory.<\/p>\n
The offensive, which began on August 6, has been described as a strategic attempt by Ukraine to create a buffer zone to prevent further Russian attacks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reportedly highlighted this objective, underscoring that the move aims to enhance Ukraine\u2019s security by pushing back Russian forces threatening its borders. While NATO has expressed support for Ukraine\u2019s right to self-defence, Stoltenberg clarified that the alliance was not informed in advance about Kyiv\u2019s plans and is not involved directly in the operations.<\/p>\n
This Kursk incursion follows months of intense fighting in the region and comes as Russia intensifies its military efforts across the eastern Ukrainian front. Despite the risks associated with cross-border military actions, Stoltenberg reiterated that the decision on how to defend Ukraine lies squarely with Kyiv.<\/p>\n
Russia has condemned the offensive, labelling it a \u201cmajor provocation\u201d and vowing retaliation. Meanwhile, Moscow continues its aggressive aerial bombardments, particularly in Ukraine\u2019s eastern regions, including heavy strikes on Kharkiv. Ukrainian air defence systems have managed to intercept a significant portion of Russian drone attacks, but the situation remains volatile with ongoing civilian casualties on both sides.<\/p>\n
The NATO-Ukraine Council, established in 2023 to strengthen military cooperation, recently convened to discuss the offensive. The council\u2019s role in facilitating dialogue between Kyiv and its Western allies has become increasingly critical as the conflict drags on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While NATO has expressed support for Ukraine\u2019s right to self-defense, Stoltenberg clarified that the alliance was not informed in advance about Kyiv\u2019s plans and is not involved directly in the operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":410,"featured_media":36012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[3265,527,12163,2460,280,78,11039,11448,20874,2982],"class_list":["post-36008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-russia","tag-allies","tag-humanitarian-crisis","tag-kursk","tag-kyiv","tag-nato","tag-russia","tag-stoltenberg","tag-ukrain","tag-volodymir-putin","tag-war"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/410"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36008"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36020,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36008\/revisions\/36020"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}