The Army General of the Norwegian Armed Forces, Eirik Kristoffersen on Monday has made statement on the Russian President, Vladimir Putin and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). In the statement, Norwegian Army Chief Eirik Kristoffersen, has added that, “Putin knows very well that NATO is not a threat to Russia. Otherwise he would not have moved all his troops into Ukraine.”
It is to be noted that, the recent clip of the statement made by the Norwegian Army General came into presence after getting shared by the Advisor to the Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs, Anton Gerashchenko. Advisor Gerashchenko, took it to his official social media handle to share the video of the Norwegian Army Chief.
“Putin knows very well that NATO is not a threat to Russia. Otherwise he would not have moved all his troops into Ukraine,” Norwegian Armed Forces Chairman, Army General Eirik Kristoffersen said.
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— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) September 18, 2023
Alongside, sharing the video clip of the Army Chief Kristoffersen, Advisor Gerashchenko, added that, “Putin knows very well that NATO is not a threat to Russia. Otherwise he would not have moved all his troops into Ukraine,” Norwegian Armed Forces Chairman, Army General Eirik Kristoffersen said. There are no more than 20% of Russian forces left on the Norwegian border than it used to be before February 24, 2022. The same situation can bee seen on Russia’s border with Finland.”
In the video, the Norwegian Chief, could be seen as speaking that, “President Putin knows very well that NATO is a threat against Russia. Neither Norway, nor Sweden, or Finland, or Poland- we are not threatening Russia.”
“If he believed that we are threatening Russia, he could not moved all his troops to Ukraine to fight the war there. So, on our border, on the Norwegian border, there is maybe 20% or less forces left, than it used to be before February 24, 2022,” says Army General Eirik Kristoffersen.
He further continued by saying on the above mentioned that, “So he is taking that risk because he knows that NATO is not threatening anyone.”