![]() "Mr Putin, don't misunderstand what I'm saying: every inch." "America's fully prepared, with our NATO allies, to defend every single inch of NATO territory," he said. He said that Mr Putin is "not going to scare us", and addressing the Kremlin leader directly, he warned against any attack spilling beyond Ukraine onto NATO territory. US President Joe Biden said NATO will not be intimidated by Mr Putin and warned that the Western alliance would defend its territory if attacked. ![]() Mr Putin's proclamation of Russian rule over 15% of Ukraine - the biggest annexation in Europe since World War Two – has been firmly rejected by Western countries and even many of Russia's close allies. ![]() He was speaking after Mr Putin proclaimed Russia's annexation of a swathe of Ukraine at a Kremlin ceremony, promising Moscow would triumph in its "special military operation" against Kyiv even as some of his troops faced potential defeat. But he will not succeed in that," he told a news conference. "Together this is the most serious escalation of the conflict since the start and the aim of President Putin is to deter us from supporting Ukraine. ![]() "We have the combination of the mobilisation in Russia, combined with the reckless, dangerous nuclear rhetoric, and then today's illegal annexation, or attempt to annex parts of Ukraine," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. NATO has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of provoking "the most serious escalation" of the war in Ukraine since it began, and said he would not succeed in deterring the alliance from supporting Kyiv. ![]()
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