NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has warned of a “real possibility” that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, now in its 10th month, could draw the 30-member alliance into a “major war.”
“I fear that the war in Ukraine will get out of control and spread into a major war between NATO and Russia,” Stoltenberg told Norway’s NRK television channel in a Dec. 10 interview cited by several news outlets.
“If things go wrong, they can go horribly wrong,” said Stoltenberg, who previously served as Norway’s prime minister.
U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price speaks during a daily press briefing in Washington, on Feb. 25, 2021. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images)
The NATO chief’s statements come less than a week after three Russian airbases—located deep inside Russian territory—came under attack by drones, killing three servicemen, damaging two aircraft, and prompting fears of retaliation by Moscow. Ukraine has denied responsibility for the attacks….