Source: Biden, Zelenskiy ink 10-year defense agreement billed as NATO precursor | Reuters
U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement on Thursday aimed at bolstering Ukraine’s defense against Russian invaders.
The deal, signed on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy, aims to commit future U.S. administrations to support Ukraine, even if former president Donald Trump wins November’s election, officials said.
It will be a framework for a long-term effort by the United States to help develop Ukraine’s outdated armed forces and serve as a step towards Ukraine’s eventual NATO membership, according to the text of the deal.
美國總統喬·拜登和烏克蘭總統弗拉基米爾·澤倫斯基週四簽署了一項為期十年的雙邊安全協議，旨在加強烏克蘭抵抗俄羅斯入侵者的防禦。 官員表示，該協議是在義大利七國集團峰會期間簽署，旨在承諾未來的美國政府將支持烏克蘭，即使前總統川普贏得11月選舉。 根據協議文本，這將成為美國長期努力的框架，幫助發展烏克蘭過時的武裝部隊，並作為烏克蘭最終加入北約的一步。
