Standing with Ukraine is the right decision that will lead to positive results - commander of NATO Joint Response Force

• Published date: 05 May 2022
• Publication title: LETA

RIGA, May 5 (LETA) - Standing with Ukraine is the right decision that will lead to positive results, Major General Jim Morris, commander of the Joint Response Force, told Latvian Television today.

He explained that the Joint Response Force is a security structure in Northern Europe that brings together ten like-minded nations under the leadership of the United Kingdom. The organization stems from NATO, being founded at the 2014 NATO Conference in Wales. The organization uses standard NATO procedures as countries come together to work on common challenges.

Morris acknowledged that everyone is watching the terrible events in Ukraine, and that the Joint Response Force is working on action plans, understanding how to best respond to the Russian threat. "This unprovoked aggression by Russia is completely unjustifiable, but there are brave men and women in Ukraine who are fighting extremely valiantly with everything at their disposal," Morris said.

ccording to him, it is currently difficult to judge Russia's tactics in Ukraine. Russia has shifted its forces from north to east Ukraine, changed its actions, while the West continues to support Ukraine.

"Standing...