WASHINGTON D.C. (WSAU) – The U.S. government and the Ukrainian government are expected to formally announce an official security plan during this week’s G7 meetings in Italy.
The deal is anticipated to be an “executive agreement,” less formal than a treaty and nonbinding on future presidents, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke with CNN. The agreement is scheduled to last ten years, with the US continuing to train Ukrainian troops, cooperating in producing weapons and equipment, increasing intelligence sharing, and providing military aid.
The sources further told CNN that the deal between the US and Ukraine will resemble past bilateral agreements that Ukraine has signed with 14 other nations, including the UK, Germany, and France, which National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby stated will show the U.S. unwavering support for Ukraine, saying we’ll “continue to be right up front and clear at the G7 meeting, and the US will take bold steps to show Mr. Putin that time is not on his side and that he cannot outlast us, as we support Ukraine’s fight for freedom.”
This will be the US State Department’s second major Ukraine announcement this week after stating on Tuesday that the neo-Nazi Azov Brigade, which’s part of Ukraine’s National Guard, will be allowed to use American weapons against Russian forces after being banned from using U.S. weapons since 2014 due to committing human rights violations in the region that violated Leahy Law.
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