NATO сhief urges not to let Russia seize initiative on battlefield 

According to the Guardian, Stoltenberg made the statement on February 13 in Brussels, in the run up to the next meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine's Defense in the Ramstein format.  

"NATO stands with Ukraine for as long as it takes. Vladimir Putin is not preparing for peace. He is launching new offensives," Stoltenberg said. 

He added that the allies are currently engaged in a "a race of logistics" with Russia.

"Key capabilities like ammunition and spare parts must reach Ukraine before Russia can seize the initiative on the battlefield. Speed will save lives. The faster Kyiv can be supplied with weapons, ammunition and spare parts, fuel, the more lives can be saved," the NATO Secretary General emphasized.  

• On February 13, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said that the issue of supplying Ukraine with combat aircraft would be on the agenda of the 9th meeting in the Ramstein format.