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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday that international law should apply to any conflict, but added that the war in Ukraine is very different from the war in Gaza, in a response to accusations that the West is using a double standard to these two wars.
Arab leaders have accused Western countries of not applying the same standard to Israel's war in Gaza, which began in response to a deadly attack by Hamas - the radical Palestinian group designated a terrorist organization by the US and the EU - in Israel on 7 October, which they used for Russia's war in Ukraine.
Asked about the issue during a conference in Brussels on Tuesday, Stoltenberg said: "My message is that international law, humanitarian law, must be respected in all conflicts and civilian life must always be protected."
Stoltenberg does not consider Erdoğan's proximity to Hamas problematic
The head of the military alliance emphasized that "it is important to recognize that the situation in Gaza and the situation in Ukraine differ in many ways."
"Ukraine has never been a threat to Russia, Ukraine has never attacked Russia," Stoltenberg said.
"The Russian invasion of Ukraine was an unprovoked invasion, a complete invasion of another country. Therefore, of course, Ukraine has the right to defend itself against an unprovoked attack and preserve its territorial integrity," he added. /REL
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