Stoltenberg: Russia Shifting Focus To East To Seek To Take Donbas

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaking at presser ahead of defence ministers' meeting in Brussels taking place Wednesday-Thursday.

• Livestream: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/events_67375.htm
• Stoltenberg confirms that Ukrainian Foreign Min Dmytro Kuleba will be in attendance.
• Olivia Gazis at CBS tweets key comments from Stoltenberg: "Moscow has not given up its ambitions in Ukraine. We now see a significant movement of troops away from Kyiv to regroup, rearm and resupply, and shift their focus to the east" - to try to take the entire Donbas and create a land bridge to occupied Crimea
• "Our allies are determined to provide further support to Ukraine, including anti-tank weapons, air defense systems and other equipment," Stoltenberg says, plus cybersecurity and humanitarian assistance
• "We see that China has been unwilling to condemn Russia's aggression and has joined Moscow in questioning the right of nations to choose their own path" - Stoltenberg
• "It is for the Ukrainian government and for President Zelensky and the people of Ukraine to decide what kind of peace arrangements they can accept" - Stoltenberg, asked if NATO would accept an arrangement that leaves Russian troops in Ukraine