Leaders of the G7 group of Western industrialised countries are to jointly announce their intentions to offer long-term protection to Ukraine, according to information from the U.S. and Britain.
“We can never see a repeat of what happened in Ukraine and this declaration reaffirms our commitment to ensure it is never left vulnerable.
”Not left vulnerable to the kind of brutality Russia has inflicted on it again,” said British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
The announcement would be made by G7 leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the NATO summit in Vilnius on Wednesday afternoon.
A representative of the U.S. National Security Council said.
The aim of the security commitments was to build up a military capable of repelling future attacks, she said.
“Supporting their progress on the pathway to NATO membership, coupled with formal, multilateral and bilateral agreements.
“The overwhelming support of NATO members will send a strong signal to President Putin and return peace to Europe,’’ Sunak said.
The statement is to be followed by bilateral talks between G7 countries and Ukraine on the details of the security arrangements.
Britain, the U.S., France, Italy, Japan, Canada and Germany make up the group of seven leading democracies.
The U.S. is ready to offer Ukraine once a ceasefire and a peace agreement are in place similar protection as it provides to Israel.
The U.S., President Joe Biden said in an interview on Sunday.
Israel receives 3.8 billion dollars per year from Washington, with a large share being used for air defence and military equipment. ’’ (dpa/NAN)
