US President Joe Biden said that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will become 32 countries after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fulfilled his promise to agree to Sweden’s accession to the alliance, stressing that Ukraine’s future will also be in the alliance.
In his speech – at the conclusion of the NATO and G7 summits in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius – Biden renewed his commitment to defending Ukraine’s security and providing unlimited support for it in the war.
He stressed that the alliance will not back down or be lenient in defending Ukraine, stressing the failure to abandon the Baltic countries and the strong ties with them, and said that the Ukrainians did not surrender and remained steadfast.
Biden added that the G7 will help Ukraine build a strong army that has defense capabilities on land, sea and air, stressing that Ukraine’s future is in NATO, but after the end of the war, “and we will be by its side no matter what.”
The US President said that the Group of Seven has begun negotiating long-term bilateral security commitments with Ukraine, noting that any other country could join this effort.
Ukraine war
On the war in Ukraine, Biden said, “We look forward to an end to this war that violates the United Nations charters, which Russia violated with its attack on Ukraine.”
Regarding the alliance’s relationship with Russia, Biden said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had expected NATO to “break”, but he “mistakenly thought.”
He added that the alliance responded by focusing on its readiness to defend any of its members, and said that it became clear that Russia does not believe in diplomatic relations.
The US President also expressed confidence that the United States can now sell F-16s to Turkey.
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2023-07-12 19:12:32
