NATO chief says Putin ‘made a big strategic mistake’ by invading Ukraine

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NATO chief says Putin ‘made a big strategic mistake’ by invading Ukraine

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said Russian President Vladimir Putin “made a big, strategic mistake” when he invaded Ukraine in late February, spurring the expansion of the Western security alliance with the incoming additions of Finland and Sweden.

Putin made 'big strategic mistake' in Ukraine, NATO chief says in Davos

The shadow of war in Europe continued to cast a pall over the high-impact networking of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, as leaders criticized Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

Putin made ‘big strategic mistake’ in Ukraine, NATO chief says in Davos

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen accused Russia of “trying to trample the aspirations of an entire nation with tanks.”