Ending the war in Ukraine will not improve NATO-Russia relations. This was stated by the Secretary General of the Alliance Jens Stoltenberg during a speech at the summit in Helsinki, the press service of the organization said..

“At the end of the Cold War, many of those who are now sitting in this room believed that we could build a better relationship with Russia.. But President Putin has chosen to move away from cooperation and dialogue, leaving behind a number of broken promises, violating fundamental principles of global security by attacking neighboring countries and trying to undermine our own democracies,” Stoltenberg said..

The Alliance Secretary General noted Russia's suspension of the New Treaty on the Limitation of Nuclear Weapons as the latest example of Moscow's disrespect for international norms.

“We must recognize that the end of this war will not be a return to normal relations with Russia.. There is no turning back, ”he concluded, adding that in a more dangerous world, countries can no longer afford to consider protection optional..

The Secretary General also said that the NATO countries should enable Ukraine to deter and defend against possible future aggression, stressing that "

“We don’t know when this war will end, but when it ends, we must make sure that history does not repeat itself.. President Putin cannot continue to destroy European security,” Stoltenberg said..

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Earlier, the need to guarantee Ukraine's security on the way to NATO was noted by President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The Ukrainian President, at the invitation of Jens Stoltenberg, will take part in the Alliance summit in Vilnius in July.