Nato could have done more to prevent Russian invasion of Ukraine, says outgoing chief

Outgoing Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg said: 'There will have to be again dialogue with Russia at a certain stage. Picture: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP

Nato could have done more to arm Ukraine to try to prevent Russia’s invasion in 2022, the outgoing head of the Western military alliance said in an interview released on Saturday.

“Now we provide military stuff to a war — then we could have provided military stuff to prevent the war,” Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg told German weekly newspaper FAS.