Ukraine signed with the United States and Japan!
According to foreign media reports, on the 13th local time, US President Biden and Ukrainian President Zelensky signed a ten-year bilateral security agreement.
According to Reuters, under the agreement, if Ukraine is attacked or threatened by armed forces, senior U.S. and Ukrainian officials will meet within 24 hours to discuss response measures and determine what additional defense needs Ukraine needs. The agreement also outlines plans to develop Ukraine's defense industry and expand its military. In addition, the United States reiterated its support for Ukraine to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
"Our goal is to strengthen Ukraine's credible defense and deterrence capabilities over the long term," Biden said at a joint press conference with Zelensky, according to the report.
However, Biden also made it clear that he would not allow Ukraine to expand its use of U.S. missiles within Russia. He said, "It makes sense that Ukraine has the ability to eliminate or strike militants that cross the border. As for long-range weapons... our position has not changed."
Zelensky said at a joint news conference that the agreement was of historic significance and that "it is a bridge to Ukraine's eventual membership of NATO," a move he has been seeking for Ukraine to join the alliance, although there is still no firm timetable.
But Zelensky also expressed doubts about whether the support of the United States and other allies can last. Zelensky pointed out that the question is "how long will the unity last", such as how the unity between the United States and European leaders will be affected by the results of elections in many countries this year.
According to CCTV News Client on the 13th, on June 13th local time, Ukrainian President Zelensky signed a bilateral security agreement with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during the G7 summit held in Italy. The Ukrainian president announced the news. In 2024, Japan will provide Ukraine with US$4.5 billion in aid.
The G7 was criticized by the international community for having money to finance wars but no money to solve humanitarian crises
The G7 summit, which begins in Italy on the 13th, is expected to approve a deal to provide loans to Ukraine backed by proceeds from frozen Russian assets, a move that has been criticized by the international community.
The international charity Oxfam said on the 12th that the G7 "is rich enough to fund wars" but is unwilling to help solve the problem of hunger.
Oxfam published an article on its website pointing out that if the G7 countries devoted less than 3% of their military spending, they could help eliminate global hunger and the debt crisis in the global South.
Oxfam said that it would cost $31.7 billion a year to eliminate global hunger. If the G7 canceled an additional $4 billion in debt for the poorest countries, the two items together would only account for 2.9% of the total military spending of these countries last year, which was about $1.2 trillion.
Max Lawson, head of social inequality policy at Oxfam, said: "Today, these governments have deep pockets when it comes to funding wars, but when it comes to tackling hunger, they are suddenly broke."
Some media also pointed out that the G7 member states have numerous domestic problems, but they are interfering in the affairs of other countries.
Reuters commented that most of the G7 leaders are mired in their own domestic difficulties. The article pointed out that US President Biden faces a grim election situation. The day before he arrived in Italy, his son Hunter Biden had just been convicted. British Prime Minister Sunak is expected to lose the general election in July, the ruling parties in France and Germany have just lost in the European Parliament elections, and the approval ratings of the leaders of Canada and Japan are also very bleak.
CNN reported under the title "G7 leaders gather in Italy to escape domestic political crises" that it is rare for a G7 summit to have a situation where almost all leaders of member countries are trapped in domestic politics, which makes it difficult for them to make effective commitments at the G7 summit because their actions may lead to opposition and anger from domestic public opinion.
