NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Saturday during the Munich Safety Conference said that what will result from peace conversations in the matter of war in Ukraine “must be durable and reliable.” The American senator Lindsey Graham participating in the same panel said that “the principle that each subsequent attack would mean Kiev access to NATO” should be introduced. In Munich, the statement of sanctions for Russia after the possible conclusion of peace was issued by the ministers of foreign affairs of the G7 countries.
– Whatever comes of the negotiations, it must be durable and reliable. As for this, there is consent in Europe and the USA. If only Ukraine takes care of the durability of the truce, it may not be enough – warned the head of NATO. Answering the question about the near future of the Alliance, he noted that “he remains optimist and sees the full devotion of NATO, also the current US administration.”
The head of NATO emphasized that in the alliance there is understanding and compliance with the fact that Ukraine should be provided with the best possible position in potential peace conversations.
“We need NATO more than ever”
American senators Lindsey Graham and Jeanne Shaheen also participated in the panel.
Republican senator Graham emphasized that “we need NATO more than ever in the past.” Commenting on a way to stop Russia's re -attack on Ukraine after the end of the fighting, he emphasized that “we should introduce a principle that each subsequent attack would automatically mean Kiev access to NATO.”
The chairman of the Senate Budget Committee also assessed that “US President Donald Trump is a person who can make the world safer because he is his afraid of Vladimir Putin.” The politician supported the idea of binding the American industry with Ukrainian deposits of rare lands, because – in his opinion – “Americans would understand because they have a tangible and physical argument to defend Ukraine.”
From the left, Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Lindsey Graham and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during the Munich Safety ConferencePAP/EPA/Ronald Wittek
The senator assessed that the West should “integrate in the Ukrainian economy with his own and build a strong army of this country in 2014. – We can't worry about not provoking Putin, but to stop him. We did the lesson from the past – he assured.
The American senator on behalf of the Democratic Party Jeanne Shaheen drew attention to the need to “provide Ukraine with enough weapons that the state would be able to defend itself.” – We must also understand that Ukraine must be defended not only by the Ukrainians themselves – she added, stating that such a commitment would “stop Putin in the future.”
The position of foreign ministers of the G7 countries regarding sanctions for Russia
The imposition of any new sanctions on Russia will depend on whether it actually makes efforts to negotiate in the matter of peace in Ukraine – this is the position of foreign ministers of the G7 countries in a message issued on Saturday in Munich.
The heads of diplomacy of France, Italy, Germany, Great Britain, the USA, Canada, Japan and the European Union declared their will to continue joint activities for a strong peace agreement for Ukraine together with “solid security guarantees to ensure that the war will not start again.”
At the same time, they emphasized: “Each new additional sanctions imposed after February should be associated with whether the Russian Federation will make real efforts in good faith to lead to a permanent end to the war against Ukraine, which will ensure its long -term security as a sovereign, independent country.”
This statement was issued after the meeting of the heads of diplomacy in the lobby of the Munich conference. It is also about unwashed support for Ukraine in its “defense of freedom, sovereignty, independence and territorial sovereignty.”
Over 60 heads of states and governments and over 100 ministers participate in the 61st edition of the conference on Sunday.
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