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title: "NATO Chief warns against underestimating Russia"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/2967/nato-chief-warns-against-underestimating-russia
published: 2023-01-05T13:52:05Z
language: en
author: "Ionela Golban"
section: "International"
source: radiomoldova.md
---

# NATO Chief warns against underestimating Russia

> NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday it would be dangerous to underestimate Russia and President Vladimir Putin's ambitions amid the war in Ukraine, Reuters reports.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday it would be dangerous to underestimate Russia and President Vladimir Putin's ambitions amid the war in Ukraine, Reuters reports.

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"They have shown a great willingness to tolerate losses and suffering," Stoltenberg told a business conference in Norway.
"We have no indication that President Putin has changed his plans and goals in Ukraine. So it's dangerous to underestimate Russia."