NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stressed that with regard to the situation in Ukraine, the Alliance "hopes for the best, but must prepare for the worst," RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
"What we are seeing now around Ukraine is a significant, consistent and continuous strengthening of the Russian military presence ... There is no clarity about the purpose of such a gathering ... Of course, we must and hope for the best, but we must be prepared for the worst, "Stoltenberg said.
Stoltenberg explained that NATO "monitors very closely what Russia is doing." "We are expanding our intelligence capabilities to monitor this increase."
"We must also be sure that we are ready to defend all our allies. We do not see a direct threat to any of the members of the Alliance, but we see an increase in tensions and this primarily affects our members in the region, in particular Bulgaria, "concluded Stoltenberg.
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