On Thursday, May 6, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, during a meeting of the EU Council of Ministers for Foreign Affairs, said that NATO needs to closely monitor developments on the borders of Ukraine with the Russian Federation, because tens of thousands of Russian troops remain there.
“We are seeing some reduction in the number of Russian troops, but tens of thousands remain, and we also see that Russia has retained a lot of weapons and equipment, and they also impose restrictions in the Black Sea, including restricting access to the Sea of Azov through the Kerch Strait, and therefore for NATO it is necessary to remain vigilant and closely monitor the development of events”,- he stressed.
Stoltenberg noted that the Russian presence is significant, and there are now many more Russian troops in and around Ukraine than before the recent escalation of tensions.