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At a forum on the situation in Ukraine, confidants of President Zelensky announced an important step in the partnership with the USA.
Kiev - In addition to a new aid package for Ukraine, which is currently blocked by the US House of Representatives, the US and Ukrainian governments are apparently also working on an extensive security alliance.
This is what the head of the Ukrainian presidential office Andriy Yermak said at the weekend on the sidelines of the forum “Ukraine.
Year 2024” in Kyiv.
As the Ukrainian news portal
Kyiv Post
reports, the aim of the negotiations is “to ensure that each alliance is really strong and brings benefits for each country.”
However, the aim is not to reach a result as quickly as possible, but rather to reach a particularly good agreement that brings the partners the desired success.
At his press conference during the forum “Ukraine.
Year 2024”, Ukrainian President Zelensky was as combative as usual.
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Agreement between the USA and Ukraine: No details yet known
According to the
Kyiv Post
report, the security alliance between the two countries should be concluded after the US Congress voted for the planned $60 billion aid package.
The agreement is intended to implement the joint declaration of the G7 states from the last NATO summit in 2023.
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj, the agreement should contain specific guidelines on how aid money will be used in the future.
Neither Yermak nor Zelensky's foreign policy adviser, Igor Zhovkva, have commented on details of the content of the planned agreement.
However, Zhovkva described the alliance as “one of the strongest so far.”
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The fact that the USA, which was long considered Kiev's most important financial and military supporter in the Ukraine war, is now hesitating is due to the veto of a majority of Republicans.
In addition to the politics of the presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, the focus is also on a domestic political issue.
Conservative MPs are demanding tougher measures to secure the US border with Mexico in return for their approval.
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According to the Kyiv Post,
Volodymyr Zelenskyj also admitted during his press conference at the Ukraine Forum
that US support plays a key role in Ukraine's resistance to Russia .
He emphasized that the current situation in the US Congress also shows the importance of security guarantees.
Nevertheless, Zelensky was convinced that “the USA will continue to be a global leader in democracy.”
(saka with AFP)