NATO says only Ukraine has the right to decide fate of its territories

John Stringer, NATO's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, has said that only Ukraine has the right to determine the future of its sovereign territories.

Source: Stringer in an interview with Euronews

Quote: "This is hurting Putin. He thought he was going to roll in, establish a new security architecture in Europe that started in Ukraine in early 2022, and he's been sorely disabused on that one. What Ukraine has been able to do through imagination, innovation and will is quite incredible and we should salute it."

Details: Stringer stressed that Western allies should "salute" Kyiv's success in these attacks, despite US President Donald Trump's calls to halt strikes on Russian diesel refineries over concerns about rising energy prices.

Stringer also expressed doubts about the Kremlin's sincerity during the negotiations in Abu Dhabi.

He said there is currently little evidence that Vladimir Putin has abandoned his maximalist objectives from 2022, which included the annexation of Ukrainian territories.

Asked about possible pressure on Ukraine to give up parts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, Stringer said that only Ukraine has the right to determine the future of its sovereign territories.

Quote: "In terms of territory, it's absolutely one for the Ukrainians."

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