2023-07-13 15:31:30
NATO Summit Closing/Results
US strengthens cooperation with four Indo-Pacific countries
Turkiye earns benefits such as F16 imports
UK defense: “You should be grateful to Ukraine”
Zelensky: “I am always grateful for the defense of the UK”
▲ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (front row, right) watches British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (front row, from left) and US President Joe Biden in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, on the last day of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Summit on the 12th (local time) In the center, he shakes hands with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, smiling. Vilnius Archyde.com Yonhap News At the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit that closed on the 12th (local time), seven major countries (G7) joined the Ukrainian security support for a counterattack once morest Russia in the protracted war in Ukraine, and India and Japan, including South Korea and Japan. It is evaluated that it has made achievements in expanding cooperation with Pacific countries.
However, limitations were also revealed, such as the exposure of disagreements within the allies over Ukraine’s NATO membership.
The G7 countries, together with Ukrainian President Volomidir Zelensky, issued a joint declaration on the same day, which stated that they would “defend Ukraine and ensure its sustainable strength to deter future Russian aggression.” The key is to provide long-term military and economic support to prevent a Russian invasion and prevent a recurrence of war until Ukraine joins NATO. The member states are planning to begin discussions on concluding a bilateral and multilateral security agreement with Ukraine and to add economic sanctions once morest Russia.
The idea is that NATO will draw a line on Ukraine’s quick accession and the G7 will support it instead of guaranteeing collective defense once morest Russia.
There is also a spectator comment that the final winners of this event are the United States and Turkey. Instead of postponing Ukraine’s NATO membership, the US obtained results such as strengthening cooperation with South Korea, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, the four Indo-Pacific countries (AP4), and expanding public de-risking. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gained security and economic benefits, including imports of F16 fighter jets, by leveraging Sweden’s NATO membership.
Meanwhile, Britain’s Defense Minister Ben Wallace blunted that day, “You should be grateful” to Ukraine, which is urging the West to provide weapons. He said at a press briefing, “I drove 11 hours in June of last year to Ukraine to attend a meeting, and I received a list of weapons they wanted and said, ‘We (online shopping mall) are not Amazon. He said, “The war in Ukraine is also regarding our freedom, but sometimes you have to ask countries to give up their arms stocks or convince US lawmakers,” he said. “Whether you like it or not, that is the reality.”
It is interpreted as conveying the mood of Western countries in relation to President Zelensky’s protest that NATO failed to present a schedule for joining Ukraine the previous day, calling it “absurd.”
On the other hand, President Zelensky said at a press conference, “We are always grateful to the United Kingdom and the British Prime Minister and Defense Minister for their support. I don’t know what Secretary Wallace is talking regarding, or how else we should thank him.” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also said at a press conference, “President Zelensky has expressed his gratitude several times.”
Washington Correspondent Lee Jae-yeon
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