On the side of the Ukrainians stands the EU and NATO who today, Tuesday (10/1) pledged today to provide the country of Volodymyr Zelensky with all the military means necessary to defend its right to self-defense. The relevant statements were made by the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, the President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, during a joint press conference.
“From its beginning war we have supplied Ukraine with advanced technology military equipment,” said the Alliance’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenbergwho welcomed the announcements by the US, Germany and France to provide the country with new types of tanks and other types of military equipment.
He added that next week there will be discussions on what kind of new weapons can be provided, within the framework of the Ramstein group, under the US presidency. “Discussions are planned next week with the Ukrainians to see what kind of weapons they need and which of the allies can provide them,” Jens Stoltenberg said, as reported by the Athens News Agency.
“THE Ukraine it must receive all the military equipment it needs to defend its territory, and this of course means advanced air defense systems, but also other types of modern military equipment”, pointed out the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. He emphasized that this is necessary, because Ukraine is not only defending its territory, but the basic principles of the United Nations Charter on international law.
The Europeans were the first to supply military equipment to Ukraine shortly after the start of the conflict, European Council President Charles Michel recalled. He reminded that for the first time in its history, the EU is providing military equipment to a country through the European Peace Facility. Today, this aid has exceeded 3 billion. euros, in addition to the massive military aid given bilaterally by EU member states to Ukraine, emphasized the President of the European Council.
Source: News Beast
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