According to the US government, the long-term protection of Ukraine must be guaranteed by security commitments from individual countries. For example, the US is willing to provide various forms of military support, intelligence sharing and cyber support to Ukraine so that it can defend itself and fend off future aggression, US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday (locally). time).
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Disagreement over Ukraine’s NATO membership
A few days before the NATO summit on Tuesday and Wednesday, the US government made it clear that it does not believe Ukraine can be admitted to the military alliance in the short term. Ukraine demands that, or at least a shortening of the admission process. In contrast, in the United States over the weekend – after the end of the war and before a possible NATO membership – comprehensive security guarantees were discussed.
The summit in Vilnius is about how to bring Ukraine closer to the alliance and what security guarantees can be given after the end of the Russian offensive war. Biden and a number of other NATO partners consider Ukraine not yet ready for accession – also because of the ongoing war.
Biden proposes protection like for Israel
Biden said in a CNN interview published Sunday that the United States is willing to offer Ukraine similar protections to Israel following the end of Russia’s offensive war. Sullivan stated on board the presidential plane en route to London: “The concept involves the United States negotiating long-term bilateral security commitments with Ukraine, along with other allies and partners, within a multilateral framework.”
Biden will comment on this in Vilnius and discuss it with partners and with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Sullivan said. Zelenskyi had previously made his presence at the NATO summit conditional on Ukraine receiving a signal about its future in the military alliance.
Selenskyj wants stronger protection at the border with Belarus
In his daily video message on Sunday, Zelensky once again thanked the soldiers for their successes on the battlefield. According to military information from Kiev, Ukraine is making progress in its counter-offensive to liberate its territories from Russian occupation – especially in the eastern region of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region.
During a visit to the city of Lutsk in northwestern Ukraine near Belarus, Zelensky again pleaded for better protection of the state border. The priority is to strengthen the entire northern border, all regions there, he said. With his visit to the region near EU and NATO member Poland, Zelenskyy also wanted to strengthen people’s sense of security.
Also, Russian troops invaded Ukraine from Belarus in the north after the outbreak of war on February 24, 2022. Thousands of Russians are stationed in Belarus and mainly use military bases there to prepare for combat missions. Experts currently believe that a new attack from Belarus is not very likely. Nevertheless, Ukrainian leaders see Minsk, which supports Moscow’s war of aggression, as a party to the conflict and as a threat.
Ukraine: NE Sumy region again under Russian shelling
According to the regional military administration, the Ukrainian region of Sumy in the northeast of the country near the border with Russia has again become the target of Russian shellfire. Eleven explosions were recorded during the day on Sunday, the military administration announced on Telegram in the evening. However, no casualties or damage to civilian infrastructure have been reported so far. The information could not be independently verified. Due to continued Russian fire, the Ukrainian army had ordered the population of the border districts in the northeastern Sumy region to flee at the end of June.
Germany: Bundestag report sees no participation in war by NATO countries
Meanwhile, Russia continues to accuse Germany and other NATO countries of supplying weapons to the war in Ukraine. The German federal government has repeatedly denied being a party to the war. The scientific services of the Bundestag currently see no legal evidence that Germany or other NATO countries are involved in the war in Ukraine through their arms supplies – as Russia accuses them.
“There are still no explicit legal opinions in international law that would assess the support of NATO states in favor of Ukraine as a form of participation in the conflict,” says a recent report commissioned by left-wing MP Sevim Dagdelen that the German press agency. .
However, the scientists complain that the criteria for conflict participation in international law are not clearly defined enough. It’s not just about the “hardware”, ie the range and quality of the weapons provided. The ‘software’, ie the extent to which states are involved in coordinating, targeting or controlling combat operations, for example through information from their secret services or military advice and training, must also be taken into account.
Monday will be important
NATO states expect President Zelenskyj to confirm his participation in the Vilnius Summit. At the same time, Ukraine continues its counter-offensive to liberate its Russian-controlled territories. Russia has recently repeatedly claimed that it is repelling the advance of Ukrainian troops on their well-secured frontline. The information provided by the warring parties can hardly be verified independently. (sda/dpa)
Soource :Watson
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