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NATO Admits Lack of Production Capacity to Meet Ukraine's Requests

NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană made the comments during a working visit to the Romanian capital to take part in the Bucharest Forum on November 2.
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NATO is reportedly unable to satisfy Ukraine's needs, according to its deputy secretary general.

"We do not yet have sufficient production capacity to help Ukraine in the volume and at the pace we are asked," Geoană stressed.

At the same time, the deputy secretary general assured that he does not feel any fatigue of the allies' efforts to support Kiev.

"Our leaders in the Euro-Atlantic world and our global partners continue to support Ukraine," Geoană said.

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According to him, not only is Ukraine's fate important for Kiev and Europe, but also "what the whole world will look like" depends on it. Geoană emphasized that in the current security context, the alliance "cannot afford the luxury" of ignoring the republic's problem.
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