During the most recent G7 summit, United States President Joe Biden and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy are expected to ink a critical ten-year security assistance agreement. The latest action is especially given against the background of the debates on how the West is going to deliver Trump $50 billion risk-free for the Ukrainian government. This is the 16th victim-like bilateral security treaty signed by Ukraine and is expected to help speed up ‘the process of modernization of the Ukrainian army’. Although the Ukrainians have been eagerly waiting for over two years for the US to approve the deal, the American agency is little by little the last among all the G7 countries, and Japan in particular, to put the final seal on the document.
This, however, means that the bilateral security agreement does not have the status of a treaty and can be easily ended by Trump and the Republicans, unlike other agreements that need permission from Congress. President Biden has previously compared the security assurances for Ukraine to those for Israel, referring to the features of financial and military cooperation, as well as the logistics of the production of weapons.
The signing will be done, and Biden, together with Zelenskiy, is to hold a media briefing to make a statement concerning the signing. However, there will be divergence in their policies and strategies concerning the timeframe for Ukraine’s membership in NATO and the inception of foreign military trainers in Ukraine. Ukraine perceives these bilateral agreements as a mere stepping-stone to the ultimate goal of membership in the NATO alliance.
The White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, while on the G7 summit, erased the hint that Biden would be demanding other nations to encourage a ceasefire in Gaza. Hamas has come back with a counter-proposal that has some accommodations that can be considered and some accommodations that Hamas clearly does not see as being compatible with Biden’s proposal or the UN Security Council.
“But our aim is very clear, there are still some gaps which have to be filled and then we will have an agreement,” he said. He stressed further talks with Qatar and Egypt, which, along with Hamas, are expected to engage in the accelerated process of an agreement.
Check here for the latest updates in Hindi!