NATO does not expect Russia to retaliate over the US decision to supply Ukraine with advanced multiple launch rocket systems, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told CNN on Wednesday..

“No, I don’t expect this, because what NATO and NATO allies are doing is supporting Ukraine in asserting the right to self-defense, and this right is enshrined in the UN treaty,” Stoltenberg said..

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Recall that after long discussions, the Biden administration finally decided to provide Ukraine with modern HIMARS MLRS with a range of up to 80 km on the condition that they not shoot at Russian territory.. However, the Kremlin does not believe the words of the Ukrainian leadership that the American HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems will not be used to attack Russian territory..

US President Joe Biden and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will meet in Washington on Thursday. Leaders will discuss the strengthening of NATO allies against the backdrop of the war that Russia unleashed in Europe.