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US Insists It's Doing a Lot to Help Ukraine (none / 0)

WRAPUP 3-NATO allies offer security assurances for Ukraine on path to membership | Reuters |
Earlier today and also on the theme of gratitude, the US national security adviser said that the "American people deserve a degree of gratitude" for their support of Ukraine.
Speaking at a Nato public forum, Jake Sullivan was pressed by a Ukrainian activist on why Ukraine has not been invited to join the Nato alliance.
Sullivan said that the people of Ukraine are the ones "really carrying the burden" of the war.
But he was also firm in telling the activist, Daria Kaleniuk of the Anti-Corruption Action Center in Ukraine, that the US is already doing a lot to help in the war against Russia.
"The American people have sought - in watching and wanting to stand in solidarity with the brave and courageous people of Ukraine - to step up and deliver."
"And I think the American people do deserve a degree of gratitude - from us, from the United States, from our government, deserve gratitude for their willingness to step up and from the rest of the world, as well, as do every ally and partner that's supporting it," Sullivan said.

Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

by Oui (Oui) on Wed Jul 12th, 2023 at 04:05:03 PM EST

Wallace Insists Ukraine Should Be More Grateful (none / 0)

'We're not Amazon': UK defence secretary suggests Ukraine could say thank you more | The Guardian |
The British defence secretary, Ben Wallace, has suggested Ukraine needs to put more emphasis on thanking the west for its assistance after Volodymyr Zelenskiy's complaints on Tuesday that his country had not been issued a firm timetable or set of conditions for joining Nato.
"Whether we like it or not, people want to see a bit of gratitude," Wallace said at a briefing in the margins of the Nato summit in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, when asked about the Ukrainian president's comments that it was "absurd" for Kyiv to be told it would be welcome in the alliance but not given a date or exact conditions.
"Sometimes you are asking countries to give up their own stocks [of weapons]," Wallace said. "Sometimes you have to persuade lawmakers on the [Capitol] Hill in America."

Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

by Oui (Oui) on Wed Jul 12th, 2023 at 04:08:50 PM EST
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Wallace Insists (none / 0)

Ben Wallace to quit as defence secretary at next Cabinet reshuffle

to pursue an lucrative opportunity with a "private security" start up?

by Cat on Sun Jul 16th, 2023 at 03:34:36 AM EST
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Dutch PM Rutte Quick to Join G7 Offense Team (none / 0)

Today the G7 reached an agreement on long-term security arrangements with Ukraine. This is a historic moment, and it sends a clear message to Moscow. The largest economies in the world are committing to Ukraine's security for as long as it takes. The Netherlands will be involved...
— Mark Rutte (@MinPres) July 12, 2023