NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that according to international law, Ukraine has the right to attack military facilities on the territory of Russia in order to defend itself. He made this statement on Friday, during his visit to Sweden, a new member of the alliance, Reuters reported. "Ukraine has the right to self-defense," Stoltenberg said at a press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Christerson at the Stockholm military base. "The right to self-defense also includes strikes." the party attacking the legitimate military targets, the aggressor, in this case, on the territory of Russia".
"This is an aggressive war that Russia has started against a peaceful, democratic neighboring country, Ukraine, which has never once posed a threat to Russia," the NATO Secretary General said. He added that there is no doubt that Ukraine has the right to strike. targets located on Russian territory.
