ELMAIU: President of Ukraine Volodymyr zelensky underlined the urgency to help his country’s military improve its position against Russia in the coming months during a video meeting with major economic powers on Monday, who in turn pledged support Ukraine “As long as it takes”. Zelensky addressed the fragility of the moment for the Group of Seven summit for Ukraine in its war with Russia, as leaders of major economies pushed for price caps on Russian oil, raised tariffs on Russian goods and implemented other new prepared to unveil plans. Sanctions
In addition, the US was preparing to announce the purchase of an advanced surface-to-air missile system for Kiev to aid in the fight against Ukraine. Vladimir PutinKiev’s aggression, a day after Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian capital Kyiv for the first time in weeks and as its forces continued a full-fledged assault on the last remaining Ukrainian redoubt in the Luhansk region.
The new aid and efforts by G-7 leaders to punish Moscow come as Zelensky has openly worried that the West is tired of the cost of a war that is fueled by rising energy costs and rising prices on essential goods around the world. Contributing to. The Ukrainian leader discusses his strategy during the war, which has turned into a bloody artillery battle in the country’s west and east.
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Zelensky’s top request was for further air defense systems, followed by funding to help his government meet its financial obligations. Sullivan said most of the conversation was “about how to proceed and how President Zelensky views the course of the war.”
Zelensky also told G-7 leaders how his administration is using the aid it has received so far “to maximize Ukraine’s ability to resist Russian advances and to pursue counter-attacks where possible.” Sullivan said.
Sullivan said Ukrainian leaders were “focusing too much on trying to ensure that Ukraine is in as advantageous a position as possible on the battlefield” in the coming months because “he believes a peace conflict will be fought between Ukraine and Ukraine.” Not in the interest of the people”.
According to a senior French diplomat, Zelensky also told the leaders that now is not the time for talks with Russia as they need to be in a stronger position first. “He will negotiate when he is in a position to do so,” said the Ukrainian leader, who was speaking under the condition of anonymity in line with customary practices of the French presidency.
“His goal is to end the war as quickly as possible and to get out of it in the best possible way, so that he can negotiate from a position of strength,” the diplomat said. Economic, financial and military assistance.
After hearing from Zelensky, the leaders promised to support Ukraine in a statement “as long as it takes.” He underlined his “unwavering commitment to supporting the government and people of Ukraine” in the fight for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of his country.
He said it was up to Ukraine to decide on a future peace deal.
The leaders were finalizing the deal to pick up a price cap during their three-day G-7 summit in the German Alps. Details of how a price cap would work, as well as its impact on the Russian economy, were to be resolved by G-7 finance ministers, who asked anonymity to preview announcements from the summit, according to a senior administrative official. Spoke on condition. ,
Zelensky did not raise the issue of a price cap, Sullivan said, but called on G-7 countries to work to reduce Russian energy gains.
The largest democratic economies will also commit to raising tariffs on Russian imports into their countries, with the US announcing new tariffs on 570 categories of goods, as well as using sanctions to target Russia’s defense supply chains who support his effort to try again during the war. ,
Biden It is expected to announce soon that the US is purchasing the Norwegian-developed anti-aircraft system NASAMS to provide medium to long-range defence, according to a person who spoke on condition of anonymity.
NASAMS is the same system used by the US to protect sensitive surrounding airspace white House and the US Capitol in Washington.
Additional aid includes more ammunition for Ukrainian artillery, as well as counter-battery radar to support its efforts against a Russian attack in the Donbass, the person said. Biden is also announcing a commitment of $7.5 billion to help Ukraine’s government meet its spending, as part of a $40 billion military and economic aid package signed into law last month.
The G-7 leaders began Monday’s session with a focus on Ukraine. They were later joined by leaders from five democratic emerging economies – India, Indonesia, South Africa, Senegal and Argentina – to discuss climate change, energy and other issues.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, host of the summit, said the G-7 countries’ policies on Ukraine are “very much aligned” and they see the need to be both strict and cautious.
“We are taking tough decisions, that we are cautious, that we will help … between Russia and NATO,” Scholz said on Monday after meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Britain’s Boris Johnson said that under these circumstances the G-7 would have to “continue to help the Ukrainians rebuild their economy, get their grain out, export their grain, and of course, we must protect them.” I have to help them. And that’s what we will continue to do.”
In Brussels, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that the military alliance would increase the size of its rapid reaction forces nearly eightfold to 300,000 as part of a response to the “era of strategic competition”. The NATO response force currently has about 40,000 troops that can quickly deploy if needed.
Stoltenberg made the remarks ahead of a NATO summit in Madrid later this week, when 30 of the organization’s allies are expected to agree on further support for Ukraine in its war against Russia.
Scholz said last week that he wanted the G-7 to discuss the outline of the “Marshall Plan for Ukraine”, referring to a US-sponsored plan that helped revive European economies after World War II.
The war is still on and the destruction is increasing day by day, a detailed plan is unlikely at this stage. Scholz has said “rebuilding Ukraine will be a task for generations.”
The G-7 is already committed to helping Ukraine meet its immediate needs. The group’s finance ministers last month agreed to provide $19.8 billion in funding to help Kyiv keep basic services running and prevent tight finances from hindering its defense against Russian forces.
A senior US administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private talks between the G-7 leaders, said the US and Europe are aligned in their goal for an end to the conflict, even though their roles are sometimes – ever look different.
Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron have tried to facilitate this through active dialogue with Putin and Zelensky while supplying arms to Ukraine. The US has largely stopped important talks with Russia and aims to increase Ukraine’s battlefield capability as much as possible so that its final position at the negotiating table is strengthened.
In addition, the US was preparing to announce the purchase of an advanced surface-to-air missile system for Kiev to aid in the fight against Ukraine. Vladimir PutinKiev’s aggression, a day after Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian capital Kyiv for the first time in weeks and as its forces continued a full-fledged assault on the last remaining Ukrainian redoubt in the Luhansk region.
The new aid and efforts by G-7 leaders to punish Moscow come as Zelensky has openly worried that the West is tired of the cost of a war that is fueled by rising energy costs and rising prices on essential goods around the world. Contributing to. The Ukrainian leader discusses his strategy during the war, which has turned into a bloody artillery battle in the country’s west and east.
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Zelensky’s top request was for further air defense systems, followed by funding to help his government meet its financial obligations. Sullivan said most of the conversation was “about how to proceed and how President Zelensky views the course of the war.”
Zelensky also told G-7 leaders how his administration is using the aid it has received so far “to maximize Ukraine’s ability to resist Russian advances and to pursue counter-attacks where possible.” Sullivan said.
Sullivan said Ukrainian leaders were “focusing too much on trying to ensure that Ukraine is in as advantageous a position as possible on the battlefield” in the coming months because “he believes a peace conflict will be fought between Ukraine and Ukraine.” Not in the interest of the people”.
According to a senior French diplomat, Zelensky also told the leaders that now is not the time for talks with Russia as they need to be in a stronger position first. “He will negotiate when he is in a position to do so,” said the Ukrainian leader, who was speaking under the condition of anonymity in line with customary practices of the French presidency.
“His goal is to end the war as quickly as possible and to get out of it in the best possible way, so that he can negotiate from a position of strength,” the diplomat said. Economic, financial and military assistance.
After hearing from Zelensky, the leaders promised to support Ukraine in a statement “as long as it takes.” He underlined his “unwavering commitment to supporting the government and people of Ukraine” in the fight for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of his country.
He said it was up to Ukraine to decide on a future peace deal.
The leaders were finalizing the deal to pick up a price cap during their three-day G-7 summit in the German Alps. Details of how a price cap would work, as well as its impact on the Russian economy, were to be resolved by G-7 finance ministers, who asked anonymity to preview announcements from the summit, according to a senior administrative official. Spoke on condition. ,
Zelensky did not raise the issue of a price cap, Sullivan said, but called on G-7 countries to work to reduce Russian energy gains.
The largest democratic economies will also commit to raising tariffs on Russian imports into their countries, with the US announcing new tariffs on 570 categories of goods, as well as using sanctions to target Russia’s defense supply chains who support his effort to try again during the war. ,
Biden It is expected to announce soon that the US is purchasing the Norwegian-developed anti-aircraft system NASAMS to provide medium to long-range defence, according to a person who spoke on condition of anonymity.
NASAMS is the same system used by the US to protect sensitive surrounding airspace white House and the US Capitol in Washington.
Additional aid includes more ammunition for Ukrainian artillery, as well as counter-battery radar to support its efforts against a Russian attack in the Donbass, the person said. Biden is also announcing a commitment of $7.5 billion to help Ukraine’s government meet its spending, as part of a $40 billion military and economic aid package signed into law last month.
The G-7 leaders began Monday’s session with a focus on Ukraine. They were later joined by leaders from five democratic emerging economies – India, Indonesia, South Africa, Senegal and Argentina – to discuss climate change, energy and other issues.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, host of the summit, said the G-7 countries’ policies on Ukraine are “very much aligned” and they see the need to be both strict and cautious.
“We are taking tough decisions, that we are cautious, that we will help … between Russia and NATO,” Scholz said on Monday after meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Britain’s Boris Johnson said that under these circumstances the G-7 would have to “continue to help the Ukrainians rebuild their economy, get their grain out, export their grain, and of course, we must protect them.” I have to help them. And that’s what we will continue to do.”
In Brussels, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that the military alliance would increase the size of its rapid reaction forces nearly eightfold to 300,000 as part of a response to the “era of strategic competition”. The NATO response force currently has about 40,000 troops that can quickly deploy if needed.
Stoltenberg made the remarks ahead of a NATO summit in Madrid later this week, when 30 of the organization’s allies are expected to agree on further support for Ukraine in its war against Russia.
Scholz said last week that he wanted the G-7 to discuss the outline of the “Marshall Plan for Ukraine”, referring to a US-sponsored plan that helped revive European economies after World War II.
The war is still on and the destruction is increasing day by day, a detailed plan is unlikely at this stage. Scholz has said “rebuilding Ukraine will be a task for generations.”
The G-7 is already committed to helping Ukraine meet its immediate needs. The group’s finance ministers last month agreed to provide $19.8 billion in funding to help Kyiv keep basic services running and prevent tight finances from hindering its defense against Russian forces.
A senior US administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private talks between the G-7 leaders, said the US and Europe are aligned in their goal for an end to the conflict, even though their roles are sometimes – ever look different.
Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron have tried to facilitate this through active dialogue with Putin and Zelensky while supplying arms to Ukraine. The US has largely stopped important talks with Russia and aims to increase Ukraine’s battlefield capability as much as possible so that its final position at the negotiating table is strengthened.