NATO Chief Warns of ‘Bad News’ From Ukraine Amid Rumors of Secret High-Level Talks

Published on December 4, 2023

NATO should brace for “bad news” coming out of Ukraine, Jens Stoltenberg, secretary-general of the Western military alliance, has said. “Wars develop in phases,” Mr. Stoltenberg told Germany’s ARD public broadcaster in a Dec. 3 interview. “We have to support Ukraine in both good and bad times,” he said. “We should also be prepared for bad news,” the NATO chief added without elaborating. Mr. Stoltenberg’s cryptic remarks come amid increasingly frequent reports of Russian battlefield gains, especially in and around the flashpoint town of Avdiivka. Located in the eastern Donetsk region, Avdiivka sits roughly 30 miles south of Bakhmut, which fell to Russian forces in May after nine months of fierce fighting....

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