NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Jivana said: “Unfortunately, we expect a long conflict and what looks like a war of attrition in which both sides will suffer heavy losses, and a war with a larger role of artillery and limited movement of forces as they will advance and then retreat, and there are not enough forces on either side to win a decisive victory on the field.

During a conference in Romania, he described the NATO summit in Madrid on June 29-30 as “historic, and we will work to strengthen NATO’s presence in the east wing, and the leaders will announce the size and special contribution that various allies will make.”

He continued: “I expect tangible attention to be paid to the Black Sea region, which is of vital and strategic importance to NATO,” stressing that he “looks forward to the participation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the summit.” “, adding that “there will be good news for Romania, NATO, transatlantic relations and for Ukraine.”