{"id":157714,"date":"2024-06-14T09:05:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T13:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=157714"},"modified":"2024-06-13T21:26:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T01:26:50","slug":"biden-signs-10-year-security-pact-with-zelenskyy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=157714","title":{"rendered":"Biden signs 10-year security pact with Zelenskyy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Joe Biden signed a 10-year security pact with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This deal provides Ukraine with weapons and ammunition and paves the way for continued training for Ukrainian troops. This is not inclusive. However, this agreement is not a treaty, and may negatively be impacted by either Donald Trump’s re-election or a divided Congress.<\/p>\n

From USA Today:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Biden said the deal seeks to provide weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, expand intelligence sharing between the two countries, train Ukrainian troops at European and U.S. military bases and invest in Ukraine’s defense industrial base. The pact, Biden stressed, does not involve committing U.S. soldiers to Ukraine.<\/p>\n

“Our goal is to strengthen Ukraine’s credible defense and deterrence capabilities for the long term,” Biden said. “A lasting peace for Ukraine must be underwritten by Ukraine’s own ability to defend itself now and to deter future aggression anytime in the future.”<\/p>\n

The agreement comes after Congress in April approved $60 billion in security funding for Ukraine at Biden’s request. But congressional Republicans held the bill up for months, with some on the right flank of the party voicing opposition to continued funding for Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, has said he supports aid to Ukraine in the form of loans but has not given a clear position whether the U.S. should back Ukraine financially long term. Trump has said he could orchestrate a peace deal between Ukraine and Russian in 24 hours if elected to a second presidency.<\/p>\n

Trump has threatened to remove the U.S. from NATO, if elected to a second presidency, if other nations don’t increase their financial obligations to the western alliance. “Why isn’t Europe giving more money to help Ukraine?” Trump wrote in an April 18 post on his social media web site Truth Social.<\/p>\n

The deal signed by Biden and Zelenskyy looks to accelerate Ukraine’s acceptance as a memeber of NATO, an objective long sought by Zelenskyy. Under the agreement, Ukraine must commit to various democratic, economic and security reforms that match European Union ascension goals and NATO requirements.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Garrison, J. (2024, June 13). Biden signs 10-year pact with Ukraine that could be upended if Trump wins. USA Today<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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