Blinken says NATO ‘ready’ for war as US embassy accuses Russia of war crime
By Callie Patteson
March 4, 2022 9:25am
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that the NATO alliance is “ready” for conflict with Russia if necessary after the US Embassy in Ukraine accused Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday of committing a war crime by ordering an attack on Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.
“Ours is a defensive alliance,” Blinken said prior to a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels. “We seek no conflict. But if conflict comes to us, we are ready for it, and we will defend every inch of NATO territory.”
The secretary of state was echoing remarks made moments earlier by Stoltenberg, who insisted that while the alliance was providing support to Ukraine, “NATO is not party to the conflict.”
“NATO is a defensive alliance. We don’t seek war, conflict with Russia. At the same time, we need to make sure that there is no misunderstanding about our commitment to defend and protect our Allies,” the Secretary-General added.
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