<p>NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday called on members of the organisation to provide more weapons for Ukraine and not just defensive anti-tank and anti-craft arms.</p>.<p>As NATO defence ministers gathered in Brussels, Stoltenberg said, “I have urged allies to provide further support of many different types of systems, both light weapons but also heavier weapons.”</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/russia-ukraine-crisis-live-war-putin-kyiv-maruipol-kherson-kharkiv-news-belarus-zelenskyy-lavrov-india-china-death-nuclear-1098382.html" target="_blank"><strong>Track live updates of Russia-Ukraine crisis here</strong></a></p>.<p>Stoltenberg said NATO countries, but not NATO as an organisation, are supplying many kinds of arms and other support to Ukraine but that the 30 allies can do more.</p>.<p>He said, “Ukraine is fighting a defensive war, so this distinction between offensive and defensive weapons doesn't actually have any real meaning.”</p>.<p>Stoltenberg insisted that it is also important for NATO not to be dragged into a wider war with Russia.</p>.<p>“NATO is not sending troops to be on the ground. We also have a responsibility to prevent this conflict from escalating beyond Ukraine, and become even more deadly, even more dangerous and destructive,” he said. </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday called on members of the organisation to provide more weapons for Ukraine and not just defensive anti-tank and anti-craft arms.</p>.<p>As NATO defence ministers gathered in Brussels, Stoltenberg said, “I have urged allies to provide further support of many different types of systems, both light weapons but also heavier weapons.”</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/russia-ukraine-crisis-live-war-putin-kyiv-maruipol-kherson-kharkiv-news-belarus-zelenskyy-lavrov-india-china-death-nuclear-1098382.html" target="_blank"><strong>Track live updates of Russia-Ukraine crisis here</strong></a></p>.<p>Stoltenberg said NATO countries, but not NATO as an organisation, are supplying many kinds of arms and other support to Ukraine but that the 30 allies can do more.</p>.<p>He said, “Ukraine is fighting a defensive war, so this distinction between offensive and defensive weapons doesn't actually have any real meaning.”</p>.<p>Stoltenberg insisted that it is also important for NATO not to be dragged into a wider war with Russia.</p>.<p>“NATO is not sending troops to be on the ground. We also have a responsibility to prevent this conflict from escalating beyond Ukraine, and become even more deadly, even more dangerous and destructive,” he said. </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>