NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called for preparing for a long-term conflict with Russia.

The North Atlantic Alliance needs to prepare for a long-term conflict with Russia, said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Gazeta.ru reported.

Stoltenberg expressed his belief that the confrontation with Russia would last for years.

Previously, the Secretary General of NATO also spoke about the need to prepare for a long conflict with Moscow.

He also said that NATO knew that the conflict in Ukraine would start.