The agreement will be called a “bridge” to the possible membership of the Ukrainian state in the Alliance, said The New York Times.
NATO will offer Ukraine a new German headquarters to manage its military aid at its 75th anniversary summit in Washington, reaffirming the alliance’s long-term commitment to the country’s security. The agreement will be called a “bridge” to Kyiv’s possible membership in the Alliance. The American edition of The New York Times reported this on Thursday, June 27, citing officials.
Since the mission will take place under the auspices of NATO, it is planned to be launched and maintained even if Donald Trump wins the US presidential election in November.
US leader Joseph Biden’s administration and NATO officials have floated the idea as a way to give Kyiv something serious at the summit, even though it is not yet time to discuss Ukraine’s joining the alliance.
President Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Ukraine must implement important reforms to reduce corruption and improve democracy and the rule of law.
The new mission will bring together under the umbrella of the current “coalition of capabilities” countries that provide various aspects of military assistance to Ukraine, such as air defense, artillery, F-16 fighters, weapons and training .
All NATO countries support the creation of the mission, officials said. This will be announced at the summit.
In the past, aid to Ukraine was largely provided separately by each country. Officials said of the plan that the consolidation of key support and training areas under one command is intended to streamline the flow and make it more consistent.
The mission, called NATO Security and Training Assistance for Ukraine (NSATU), will work to reduce duplication and complications related to the different types of weapons sent to Ukraine.
The mission will be based at a US military installation in Wiesbaden, Germany, led by the likely American general who will report directly to the top NATO and US general in Europe, Christopher Cavoli.
Placing the mission under General Cavoli would protect it from any political changes in Washington, said Ivo Daalder, a former US ambassador to NATO who explained the plan.
The group will not officially be called a “mission” because of denials from Germany, which wants to avoid this implication and that NATO is at war with Russia, Daalder said, adding that “this is an attempt to defend against to Trump and a conscious attempt to bring Ukraine and NATO closer.” to support Ukraine now and in the future.”
The Biden administration has not commented publicly on the details of the plan. Jens Stoltenberg, the outgoing NATO secretary general, was vague about the plan for the new mission after the alliance’s defense ministers met on June 14. He called the new mission “a key outcome of the summit” and a subsequent that step “on Ukraine’s path to NATO membership.”
As previously reported, the United States and several key allies are actively discussing what to offer Ukraine at the July NATO summit in Washington.
Rutte made his first statement after being appointed Secretary General of NATO
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