The president of United States, Joe Bidenand its French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, They held a telephone conversation on Tuesday in which they reaffirmed their mutual commitment to continue supplying “security assistance” to Ukraine.
“The two leaders spoke of their support for Ukraine when the brutal russian invasion enters its second year, including its commitment to continue providing kyiv with security assistance and imposing sanctions on Russia for its aggression,” the statement detailed. White House in a short statement.
The two presidents also stressed the need for Russia pays “the price of its aggression”.
Both leaders also addressed the cooperation between Washington and Paris according to the Indo-Pacific regionas well as the “shared efforts to face the challenges posed by China to the international order norm-based”.
Macron and Biden reaffirmed their mutual commitment to close coordination in ecological matters, for which they have agreed to “accelerate the transition towards clean energy economies”.
Biden has made it clear from the start that The United States will stand by Ukraine’s side for as long as it takes and Macron has reiterated in the past that peace will only be possible if Russia “stops the aggression” against Ukraine, “withdraws its troops” and respects “the territorial sovereignty of the Ukrainian people.”
For their part, the defense ministers of the European Union (EU) began an informal two-day meeting on Tuesday in Stockholm in which they will debate formulas for speed up the production and delivery of artillery ammunition to Ukraine, so that that country can continue to defend itself against the Russian invasion.
They will also discuss how to undertake joint acquisitions and increase the production capacity of the European industry.
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, participates in the meeting of ministers together with the European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, who posted a video on Twitter in which he stressed the importance of supporting Ukraine by providing ammunition.
“We are here at a decisive moment when it comes to the war in Ukraine. We need to continue supporting Ukraine as much as we can and especially in terms of ammunition“, said.
He added that at the meeting in Stockholm they will see “how, together with all the 27 member states, we can increase our ammunition production in Europe to be able to deliver what is absolutely mandatory for Ukraine.”
“The EU’s goal is very clear: continue to support Ukraine as long as we can. Joint procurement is one of the most important issues in this task”, declared, on the other hand, the community spokesman Peter Stano during the daily press conference of the European Commission.
The Twenty-seven will discuss strategies such as the one proposed by the European External Action Service (SEAE) led by the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, to deliver all the 155mm caliber ammunition they can to kyiv, with the idea of replenishing it quickly by expediting ongoing contracts with the industry and driving new orders.
(With information from Europa Press and EFE)
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Source-www.infobae.com