{"id":65718,"date":"2021-12-01T12:08:06","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T12:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/12\/01\/nato-chief-says-allies-must-prepare-for-the-worst-in-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:52:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:52:57","slug":"nato-chief-says-allies-must-prepare-for-the-worst-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2021\/12\/01\/nato-chief-says-allies-must-prepare-for-the-worst-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO chief says allies must prepare for the worst in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RIGA, Latvia (AP) \u2014 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Tuesday that the U.S.-led military organization must prepare for the worst as concern mounts that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2021\/11\/24\/will-russia-invade-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Russia could be preparing to invade Ukraine.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NATO is worried about<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2021\/11\/30\/putin-warns-west-moscow-has-red-line-about-ukraine-nato\/\" target=\"_blank\"> a Russian buildup of heavy equipment and troops<\/a> near Ukraine\u2019s northern border, not far from Belarus. Ukraine says Moscow kept about 90,000 troops in the area following massive war games in western Russia earlier this year, and could easily mobilize them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last week that his country\u2019s intelligence service had uncovered plans for a Russia-backed coup d\u2019\u00e9tat. Russia denied the allegation and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/europe-russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-moscow-cd558699728e9ae935eaadf940efeb18\">rejected the assertion<\/a>&nbsp;that it is planning to invade Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/11\/20\/russia-preparing-to-attack-ukraine-by-late-january-ukraine-defense-intelligence-agency-chief\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21113343743431.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Russia preparing to attack Ukraine by late January: Ukraine defense intelligence agency chief<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Russia is building toward the ability to carry out an attack on Ukraine, the head of it&#039;s defense intelligence agency told Military Times.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou can discuss whether the likelihood for an incursion is 20% or 80%, it doesn\u2019t matter. We need to be prepared for the worst,\u201d Stoltenberg told reporters in Riga, Latvia, after chairing talks among NATO foreign ministers focused on the threat posed by Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is no certainty, no clarity about exactly what are the Russian intentions, and they may actually evolve and change,\u201d the NATO chief continued. Referring to Russia\u2019s seizure in 2014 of Ukraine\u2019s Crimean Peninsula, Stoltenberg added: \u201cThey\u2019ve done it before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked about the decision to activate NATO\u2019s crisis response planning system, which helps analyze potential crises and prepare a response to them, he said: \u201cAllies agree that we need to have the plans in place to be sure that we are always able to protect all allies against any potential threat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States has shared intelligence with European allies warning of a possible invasion. European diplomats acknowledge the Russian troop movements, but some countries have played down the threat of any imminent invasion ordered by Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are very concerned about the movements we\u2019ve seen along Ukraine\u2019s border. We know that Russia often combines those efforts with internal efforts to destabilize a country. That\u2019s part of the playbook, and we\u2019re looking at it very closely,\u201d U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAny renewed aggression would trigger serious consequences,\u201d Blinken warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"884\" height=\"570\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/UkraineMap.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/UkraineMap.jpg.jpg 884w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/UkraineMap.jpg.jpg?resize=300,193 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/UkraineMap.jpg.jpg?resize=768,495 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 884px) 100vw, 884px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Ukraine military&#8217;s assessment of a how a potential attack by Russia would play out. (Courtesy of Ukraine military).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas also said \u201cRussia would have to pay a high price for any form of aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maas said \u201chonest and sustainable de-escalation steps, which can only go via the route of talks, are all the more important now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 after Ukraine\u2019s Moscow-friendly president was driven from power by mass protests. Weeks later, Russia threw its weight behind a separatist insurgency that broke out in Ukraine\u2019s east.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine and the West have accused Russia of sending troops and weapons to back the rebels. Moscow denies that, saying that Russians who joined the separatists were volunteers. More than 14,000 people have died in more than seven years of fighting, which also has devastated Ukraine\u2019s eastern industrial heartland, known as Donbas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 2015 peace agreement brokered by France and Germany helped end large-scale battles, but efforts to reach a political settlement have failed and sporadic skirmishes have continued along the tense line of contact. Russia has refused recent overtures for talks with France and Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said it is NATO that threatens peace in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSignificant units and military equipment of NATO countries, including the U.S. and Britain, are being deployed closer to our borders,\u201d Lavrov said during a news conference in Moscow. He alleged that the West has long provoked Ukraine \u201cinto anti-Russian actions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever Russia\u2019s intentions, NATO would not be able to provide Ukraine with any substantial military support in time to make a difference against Russian forces, so economic measures like Western sanctions are more likely to be used to inflict a financial cost on Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stoltenberg underlined that Ukraine is not part of the military organization and so cannot benefit from the collective security guarantee available to member countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin announced that Belarus will conduct joint military drills with Russia \u201cto cover the southern borders,\u201d a reference to the border area near Ukraine, according to Belarus state news agency Belta. It\u2019s unclear when this would happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Cook reported from Brussels. 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