US, Ukraine To Sign 10-Yr Security Agreement At G7, Zelenskyy-Japan Sign Similar Pact On Summit's Sidelines

<p>As the countries gather to attend the G7 Summit in Italy, Ukraine is all set to sign a 10-year bilateral security agreement with the United States. On the sidelines of the G7 Summit, Kyiv has also signed a 10-year security agreement with Japan, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed in a post on X.</p> <p>This comes after Zelenskyy and Biden's recent meeting on June 7, where the latter apologised to Kyiv for holding up military aid.</p> <p>Kyiv has signed fifteen bilateral security agreements with several countries including with the UK, France, Germany and Italy since the war broke out with Russia in 2022.</p> <h2>US-Ukraine's 10-Year Security Agreement</h2> <p>Ukraine&rsquo;s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, are slated to sign a 10-year bilateral security agreement at the G7 summit. Zelenskyy has described the deal as &ldquo;unprecedented&rdquo;.</p> <p>Contrary to the other bilateral agreements, the pact with the US will not require America to stand up for Ukraine&rsquo;s defence, if and whenever it is attacked. However, it could make it easier for Ukraine to carry out peace negotiations with Russia, as it would be assured about receiving help incase of a further attack by Russia, the Guardian reported.</p> <p>Also, the agreement does not need Congress's authorisation and could be undone by a future Trump administration as well, the report added.</p> <p>Biden has previously stated that the guarantees for Ukraine would be equivalent to Israel's, including financial and military aid, in addition to the possibility of the joint weapons production.</p> <p>Zelenskyy and Biden will be holding a press conference shortly, where the differences&nbsp; regarding a timetable for Ukraine&rsquo;s NATO membership and the introduction of foreign military trainers inside Ukraine, are expected to be discussed.</p> <p>The bilateral agreements have been viewed in Ukraine as a stopgap on its road to joining NATO.</p> <p>&ldquo;The document with the United States will be unprecedented, as it should be for leaders who support Ukraine,&rdquo; Zelenskiy said.</p> <h2>Ukraine Signs Bilateral Deal With Japan&nbsp;</h2> <p>Ukraine and Japan signed a 10-year security pact on Thursday on G7 Summit's sidelines.</p> <p>Sharing about this, Zelenskyy wrote on X, "In 2024, Japan will provide Ukraine with $ 4.5 billion and will continue to support us throughout the agreement's entire 10-year term."</p> <p>He also added that the deal envisages assistance in security and defence, apart from technical, humanitarian, and financial cooperation.</p> <p>Zelenskyy also thanked Japan for its dedication towards protecting the international law and for its "unwavering solidarity".</p> <p>"For Japan, this type of agreement and this level of support is a breakthrough. We see this and thank Japan for its unwavering solidarity with our country and people, as well as for its dedication to protecting life and international law," Zelenskyy tweeted.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Japan&rsquo;s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida <a href="https://twitter.com/kishida230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kishida230</a> and I have just signed a security agreement between Ukraine and Japan. A unique document with one of the world&rsquo;s most economically and technologically advanced countries. 🇺🇦🇯🇵<br /><br />In 2024, Japan will provide Ukraine with $4.5 billion&hellip;</p> &mdash; Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1801268384182526460?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2024</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <h2>'This Agreement Will Send Signal Of Resolve To Russia': Sullivan</h2> <p>The US national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, while previewing the US-Ukraine bilateral agreement, said: "By signing this, we&rsquo;ll also be sending Russia a signal of our resolve. If Vladimir Putin thinks that he can outlast the coalition supporting Ukraine, he&rsquo;s wrong. He just cannot wait us out, and this agreement will show our resolve and continued commitment."</p> <p class="dcr-iy9ec7">&ldquo;Through this agreement, we&rsquo;re also securing commitments from Ukraine on reforms and on end-use monitoring for weapons we provide,&rdquo; he added.</p> <p>Sullivan further emphasised that Ukraine undertook lessons for the US military, which included the use of drone warfare.</p> <p>He also stated that deepening cooperation with Kyiv would &ldquo;benefit the US from it's insights and experience, its battlefield innovations and its lessons learned from the front."</p>

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