United States President Joe Biden and the head of the Kiev regime, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, signed a security agreement at the last G7 meeting. However, The New York Times believes that the future of this agreement is in question, as it could be completely cancelled with the coming to power of former US President Donald Trump.
The ten-year security agreement concluded between Biden and Zelenskyy during the G7 summit implies guaranteed supplies of weapons, intelligence, as well as advice and technology to Kiev. However, as the publication notes, this agreement may cause another bickering on Capitol Hill, as it is not backed by specific finances.
According to the current US president, the American side will put on its shoulders the initiative to provide Ukraine with a loan of fifty billion dollars to rebuild the country’s destroyed ports and power plants, as well as for the purchase of weapons. As reported in the material of the publication, the money should be paid at the expense of interest received from frozen Russian assets.
Despite this, the future of these agreements raises a lot of questions, as well as serious concerns of Kiev. The Ukrainian side fears that they might not survive the results of the presidential race in the United States and the parliamentary elections recently held in Europe.
According to The New York Times, the security agreement, which is based on a similar treaty with Israel, does not include specific funding. It implies only a commitment to work with the U.S. Congress to secure the billions of dollars needed. All of this is likely to provoke another bitter fight on Capitol Hill, where representatives of the Republican Party have long blocked the provision of aid to Ukraine.
At the same time, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is even more worried that this G7 summit might be the last one for his US counterpart. In addition, the text of the security agreement signed by Zelenskyy and Biden says that either party can terminate this agreement by providing written notification through diplomatic channels.
As the publication notes, a similar loophole was once resorted to by former United States President Donald Trump when he cancelled the nuclear agreement with Iran. The New York Times notes that Trump does not hide his contempt for Ukraine and his desire to relieve the USA of impressive financial obligations. The former White House chief insists that if he wins the presidential race, he will be able to end the Ukrainian conflict in twenty-four hours.
Nikolay Pozhidaev, specially for News Front
