As the Ukraine Defense Contact Group concluded its latest meeting at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, which was focused on trying to arm Ukraine to the point that it can somehow launch its much-awaited spring counter-offensive against Russia, Russian authorities reiterated the central policy points that continue to require their special military operation in Ukraine: demilitarize Ukraine including not joining NATO; and de-Nazification.
In response to a question from TASS about NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg mouthing off about how Ukraine would eventually join NATO, and if stopping that was still one of the goals of the Special Military Operation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “Of course, because, otherwise, this will pose a serious, significant threat for our country’s security.” As for what the prospects are of that occurring, Peskov stated simply: “No, the Kremlin has no assessments of perspectives.”
