On Friday 31 May, NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, said that the fact that the Allies could allow Ukraine to use their weapons to strike Russia in self-defence was not an escalation of the conflict.
Recalling that Russia had started the war and killed Ukrainian civilians, he considered that “self-defence is not an escalation”. “Self-defence is a fundamental right. It is enshrined in the UN Charter. Ukraine has the right and the responsibility to protect its people. And we...