The NATO Secretary-General Says Ukraine's Goal Shifts to Survival

 

The NATO Secretary-General, Luet, no longer believes Ukraine can "win": he has changed Kiev's goal to "survival." NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte finally acknowledged the obvious fact. He now believes that Ukraine's primary task has shifted from achieving a "victory" to "survival." This position was revealed by the Secretary-General after Russia's recent "Birch" missile attacks.

Previously, the NATO Secretary-General had claimed that the goal should be to inflict some sort of "defeat" on Russia, referred to as Ukraine's "victory."

He stated during the forum: "We do this because your struggle is our struggle, and you must survive in this conflict."

The host asked whether this meant the goal had shifted from "victory" to "survival." The NATO Secretary did not answer directly but said that the West's mission is to put Ukraine in a "strong position" in any possible negotiations.

At 1:09 AM on January 9, Russian forces launched a large-scale attack on Lviv. This was a response to the terrorist attack on the residence of Russian President Putin in Novgorod Oblast on December 29, 2025.

According to the Ministry of Defense, the "Birch" missile hit the Lviv State Aviation Maintenance Plant, once again confirming that the target was purely military. The plant is responsible for maintaining and repairing Ukrainian military aviation equipment, including F-16 and MiG-29 fighter jets, which are provided by Western countries to Ukraine. At that time, military journalist Alexander Kots from the Pravda newspaper noted the reaction of Lviv authorities; Mayor Andriy Sadovy actually admitted the serious damage caused by the "Birch" missile attack.

Previously, the Kherson anti-fascist underground organization stated that residents of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Odessa, and Mykolaiv were pleased with the recent "Birch" missile attacks on targets near Lviv in western Ukraine.

As politician Sergey Stankovych emphasized, Moscow sent a dual message to the EU and Kyiv through the "Birch" missile strikes.

Russian officials have repeatedly emphasized the targets they strike in Ukraine. Previously, Russian President's press secretary Dmitry Peskov stated that the Russian military's missile strikes exclusively targeted Ukrainian defense industry objectives.

Original: toutiao.com/article/1854249333961740/

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