NATO chief says Russia wants a 'freeze' in Ukraine fighting so it can prepare for a renewed assault early next year

Dec 8 2022 by Business Insider

 
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Oslo, Norway, on December 8, 2022.

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Russia wants a pause in Ukraine fighting to prepare for a bigger attack next year, NATO's head said. Jens Stoltenberg said Russia is trying to enact some kind of "freeze" of the war. Russia would then try to "launch a bigger offensive next spring," he said.

NATO's chief said Russia is trying to pause the fighting in Ukraine over the winter so that it can prepare its forces for a bigger offensive...

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