{"id":286641,"date":"2024-04-30T06:04:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T06:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=286641"},"modified":"2024-05-01T07:42:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T07:42:27","slug":"biden-looks-to-prevent-future-president-from-ending-ukraine-war-with-10-year-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=286641","title":{"rendered":"Biden Looks To Prevent Future President From Ending Ukraine War With 10-Year Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tyler Durden \u2013 Zero Hedge Apr 29, 2024<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Soon on the heels of President Biden last week signing into law a\u00a0$61 billion aid package for Ukraine’s defense, President\u00a0Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday indicated that he’s working with Washington on a bilateral security agreement which would last ten years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“We are already working on a specific text,” Zelensky said<\/a> in his nightly video address. “Our goal is to make this agreement the strongest of all.”<\/p>\n

“We are discussing the specific foundations of our security and cooperation. We are also working on fixing specific levels of support for this year and the next 10 years<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

He indicated it will likely include agreements on long-term support centering on military hardware and joint arms production, as well as continuing reconstruction aid.\u00a0“The agreement should be truly exemplary and reflect the strength of American leadership,” Zelensky added.<\/p>\n

But ultimately a key purpose in locking such a long-term deal in would be to keep it immune from potential interference by a future Trump administration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Below is what The Wall Street Journal<\/em> spelled out last year<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The goal is to make sure Ukraine will be strong enough in the future to deter Russia from attacking it again. More immediately, Ukraine\u2019s Western allies hope to\u00a0<\/em>discourage the Kremlin from thinking it can wait out the Biden administration for a potentially more sympathetic successor in the White House<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Western officials are looking for ways to lock in pledges of support and limit future governments\u2019 abilities to backtrack, <\/em>amid fears in European capitals that\u00a0Donald Trump, if he recaptures the White House, would seek to scale back aid<\/em><\/strong>. Trump has a wide lead in early polling in the Republican presidential primary field, but soundly lost the 2020 election to President Biden and has been indicted in four criminal cases in state and federal courts.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

We and others have\u00a0previously underscored<\/a> that NATO and G7 countries are desperately trying to “Trump-proof” future aid to Ukraine and the effort to counter Russia.<\/p>\n

As for its first new weapons package in the wake of the $61 billion being authorized, the Biden administration has announced new arms packages totaling $7 billion. The US has vowed to rush the weapons to Kiev, given that by all indicators its forces are not doing well on the frontlines.<\/p>\n

“We are still waiting for the supplies promised to Ukraine \u2013 we expect exactly the volume and content of supplies that can change the situation on the battlefield in the interests of Ukraine,” Zelensky had said over the weekend. “And it is important that every agreement we have reached is implemented \u2013 everything that will yield practical results on the battlefield and boost the morale of everyone on the frontline. In a conversation with Mr. Jeffries, I emphasized the need for Patriot systems, they are needed as soon as possible<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

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Zelensky announces that Ukraine is working on a security agreement with the U.S. that will fix levels of support for the next 10 years. The $61 billion was just the beginning. The next two U.S. presidents won\u2019t be able to switch it off. pic.twitter.com\/q1RWCxf93m<\/a><\/p>\n

— David Sacks (@DavidSacks) April 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n