US announces new $225m military aid package for Ukraine
US secretary of state Antony Blinken has released a statement announcing new military assistance for Ukraine.
In the statement, which was released amid the ongoing Nato summit in Washington DC, Blinken said:
… the United States is sending Ukraine a significant new package of urgently needed weapons and equipment to support the Ukrainian military as it continues to repel Russia’s assault.
This $225m package, which will be provided under Presidential Drawdown Authority, includes: a Patriot missile battery, munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems; Stinger anti-aircraft missiles; ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems; 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds; Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided missiles and equipment; Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems; small arms ammunition; demolitions munitions and equipment; and other ancillary equipment.
The package is the eighth security assistance package that the Joe Biden administration has authorized to Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression.
A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) of Ukrainian army fires close to the frontline at the northern Kherson region, Ukraine, on 5 November 2022. Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/EPA
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Orbán has <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/05/viktor-orban-visits-vladimir-putin-to-condemnation-from-fellow-eu-leaders\">enraged his Nato allies by meeting with Vladimir Putin</a> and Xi Jinping en route to the alliance’s summit in Washington DC. 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It is 10.40am in <strong>London</strong>, where I’m blogging from, and 5.40am in <strong>Washington DC</strong> where, later, the leaders will arrive for the final day of the Nato summit.</p>","elementId":"0f88a61a-ea75-42f1-a6ef-1159381c47d3"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"<p><strong>China</strong> has accused Nato of seeking security at the expense of others and told the alliance not to bring the same “chaos” to <strong>Asia</strong>.</p>","elementId":"7a040d2e-f5c4-460d-b190-16ae95d81c45"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"<p>The Associated Press report that the statement from a foreign ministry spokesperson on Thursday came a day after Nato labelled China a “decisive enabler” of <strong>Russia</strong>’s war against <strong>Ukraine</strong>.</p>","elementId":"a8ce5cce-9631-4402-9c54-4e1f398f7274"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"<p>The spokesperson urged <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/nato\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Nato</a> to stop interfering in China’s internal politics and smearing China’s image. China has broken with the <strong>US</strong> and its <strong>European</strong> allies over the war in Ukraine, refusing to condemn Russia’s invasion. Its trade with Russia has grown since the invasion, at least partially offsetting the impact of western sanctions.</p>","elementId":"28ba39aa-a9fa-477d-aee0-3ef19aa80bb3"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"<p>More on that in a moment, but first here is how the agenda looks for today:</p>","elementId":"c2ceea46-b6df-4895-bb0e-6f2218bb7fec"},{"_type":"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement","html":"<ul>\n <li><p><strong>7.30am EDT/12.30pm BST</strong> <strong>–</strong> Leaders arrive.</p></li>\n <li><p><strong>10am EDT/3pm BST –</strong> Meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of heads of state and government, Indo-Pacific partners and the EU. Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg will give opening remarks.</p></li>\n <li><p><strong>2pm EDT/7pm BST –</strong> Meeting of the Nato-Ukraine Council at the level of heads of state and government. 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Key events
Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said that Ukraine’s future “is in Nato”.
Stoltenberg’s comments on Thursday at the ongoing Nato summit in Washington DC follow his earlier comments on Wednesday when he said Ukraine’s membership to Nato is not a question of “if, but when”.
Nato chief says ‘Ukraine’s future is in Nato’ in joint news conference with Zelenskiy – video
Here are some images coming through the newswires of the ongoing Nato summit in Washington DC:
A general view of the room as Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg delivers remarks at a meeting of the Nato-Ukraine Council during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit at Walter E Washington Convention Center in Washington DC, on 11 July 2024. Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPAPortugal’s prime minister Luis Montenegro, Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg and Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy attend a session during Nato’s 75th anniversary summit, in Washington DC. Photograph: Leah Millis/ReutersNato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg, US president Joe Biden, British prime minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky attend a meeting of the Nato-Ukraine Council during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit at Walter E Washington Convention Center in Washington. Photograph: Shawn Thew/EPAUS national security communications advisor John Kirby speaks to reporters during the Nato summit of G7 in Washington DC, on 11 July 2024. Photograph: Ken Cedeno/Reuters
The US’s plan to station long-range missiles in Germany is a step towards a new cold war confrontation, Russia said on Thursday.
Speaking to a state TV reporter on Thursday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said:
“We are taking steady steps towards the cold war … All the attributes of the Cold War with the direct confrontation are returning,” Agence France-Presse reports.
Peskov’s comments follow the US’s argument on Wednesday that stationing long-range weapons including Tomahawk cruise missiles in Europe is a form of deterrence.
Peskov went on to add that the latest move by the US is giving Russia “a reason to pull together … [and] fulfill all the goals” of its ongoing military operations in Ukraine.
US announces new $225m military aid package for Ukraine
US secretary of state Antony Blinken has released a statement announcing new military assistance for Ukraine.
In the statement, which was released amid the ongoing Nato summit in Washington DC, Blinken said:
… the United States is sending Ukraine a significant new package of urgently needed weapons and equipment to support the Ukrainian military as it continues to repel Russia’s assault.
This $225m package, which will be provided under Presidential Drawdown Authority, includes: a Patriot missile battery, munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems; Stinger anti-aircraft missiles; ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems; 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds; Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided missiles and equipment; Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems; small arms ammunition; demolitions munitions and equipment; and other ancillary equipment.
The package is the eighth security assistance package that the Joe Biden administration has authorized to Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression.
A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) of Ukrainian army fires close to the frontline at the northern Kherson region, Ukraine, on 5 November 2022. Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/EPA
As we reported earlier, Nato’s secretary general Jens Stoltenberg was asked during his joint press conference with Volodymyr Zelenskiy about a report of a foiled Russian plot to assassinate the head of a German arms manufacturer.
According to the CNN report, US intelligence discovered earlier this year that the Russian government planned to kill Armin Papperger,the chief executive of Rheinmetall.
Rheinmetall has been producing artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine.
The plot to assassinate Papperger was one of a series of Russian plans to kill defence industry executives across Europe who were supporting Ukraine’s war effort, according to the report. It says that the plan to kill the Rheinmetall CEO was “the most mature”.
According to the report, the US informed Germany of the plan, and German security services were able to foil the plot and protect Papperger.
Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall, attends the recovery forum of the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2024 in Berlin, Germany, on 11 June 2024. Photograph: Annegret Hilse/Reuters
Zelenskiy urges Nato allies to lift restrictions on Ukrainian strikes inside Russian territory
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, during a joint press conference with Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg, urged his country’s allies to lift all restrictions on Ukraine conducting long-range strikes on targets inside Russian territory.
The Ukrainian president said:
If we want to win, if we want to prevail, if we want to save our country and to defend it, we need to lift all the limitations.
Zelenskiy said he had spoken to Ukraine’s allies and he had “very good messages” from the UK about this, adding:
We need to do very concrete steps.
Zelenskiy,asked about Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán’s plans to meet with Donald Trump, says he hadn’t been aware ahead of time about Orbán’s meetings with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping or Trump.
The Ukrainian president says he doesn’t know if Orbán will visit Kyiv again, and that “that’s between us”.
Stoltenberg says Ukraine’s right of self-defence includes right to strike legitimate targets on Russian territory
Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg asked about restrictions placed on Ukraine regarding the use of weapons to hit targets in Russian territory, noting that this is a “war of aggression” launched by Russia and that Ukraine has the right to self-defence.
Nato allies have the right to help and uphold Ukraine’s right of self-defence “without becoming party to the conflict”, he says, but he notes that the right of self-defence includes the right to strike legitimate military targets on Russian territory.
Stoltenberg notes that allies have reduced the restrictions placed on Ukraine, with countries varying in their restrictions, but that this has enabled Ukraine to strike legitimate military targets on Russian territory.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, answering a reporter’s question, says Ukraine is “very close” to its goal of joining Nato.
The Ukrainian’s president says the next step will be an invitation, and that after that will be membership, adding:
I hope we will prevail.
Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg declines to comment on a report that the US and Germany foiled a Russian plot to assassinate the chief executive of the German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall, which has been producing artillery shells for Ukraine.
Stoltenberg says he will not go into that specific report, but says that there is a “pattern” of Russian campaign organised by its security services to conduct “hostile actions” against Nato allies.
The purpose of this ongoing Russian campaign is to intimidate Nato allies from support Ukraine, Stoltenberg says, adding:
What we have seen over the last months is that Nato allies have not been intimidated.
He adds that the Russian attempt to intimidate Ukraine’s allies is having the “opposite effect”.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks about the “irreversibility” of Ukraine’s path towards Nato membership, saying:
Every step truly brings us closer to membership. We are doing and will continue to do everything to ensure that the day comes when Ukraine is invited and become a Nato member.
The Ukrainian leader says he is “confident” that his country will achieve this.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy begins his remarks by calling on Nato allies to “preserve our unity” in the face of Russian aggression, so that Vladimir Putin does not “succeed in making the world accept that wars of aggression are normal”.
The Ukrainian leader thanks allies for their support and says “concrete successes” have been achieved within the framework of this Nato summit.
Kyiv “appreciates” the decision to give it five additional air defence systems and dozens of other systems, Zelenskiy says, and expects them to be delivered “as soon as possible, so that as many lives as possible can be saved”.
Nato chief: ‘Ukraine’s future is in Nato’
Jens Stoltenberg says more than 20 allies and partners have signed bilateral security agreements with Ukraine.
The Nato chief says that he and Volodymyr Zelenskiy agreed during a meeting earlier today that “more funding, more military support, more security agreements and more interoperability constitute a bridge to Nato membership”.
“Ukraine’s future is in Nato,” Stoltenberg says, adding that he welcomes Kyiv’s progress on reforms and that as it continues “this important work, we will support you on your irreversible path to Nato membership”.
Jens Stoltenberg, the Nato secretary general, is holding a joint news conference with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
Stoltenberg begins by welcoming the Ukrainian leader to the Nato summit, and says allies are “eager” to demonstrate their support to him and his country.
Since the last Nato summit, allies have provided Ukraine with “unprecedented support, including tens of billions of euros in military aid”, Stoltenberg says.
The Nato chief says that on Wednesday, allies agreed a “substantial” package for Ukraine, including security assistance and training and a “minimum baseline” of €40bn in military aid for Ukraine within the next year.
