The seven Great Ones of the Earth want “increase the production and deliveries” of weapons “to aid the self-defense ofUkraine“. This is what transpires from one draft declaration made known by Bloomberg. The leaders of the G7 they will also warn the Russia from “irresponsible” nuclear threats.
And on the sidelines of the G7 the American president Joe Biden And Volodymyr Zelensky they will sign a bilateral security agreement. This was confirmed by the White House National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan. The pact is expected to set the path for a long-term security relationship between Washington and Kiev, but it could be undone by future administrations. An agreement comes at the end of months negotiations between the United States and Ukraine and should commit Washington toarmed forces training of Kiev, to a greater one cooperation in the production of weapons and military equipment, to the supply of military assistance and to a greater one intelligence sharing for a period of ten years. According to the sources cited by CNNit would be a “executive agreement“, therefore something less formal than a treaty and not necessarily binding for future administrations. The text, which does not contain any indication of figures, will be signed during the bilateral meeting that Biden and Zelensky will have on Thursday afternoon.
“We want to demonstrate that the United States supports the Ukrainian people, that we stand with them, and that we will continue to help them address their security needs,” Sullivan said, underlining that the bilateral security agreement is a “bridge” towards the moment when Ukraine will be invited to join NATO. For Zelensky the transatlantic alliance is one priority and the allies have reiterated on several occasions that the war must first end.
As regards the Middle Eastern front, according to what has transpired, the G7 leaders will ask for Hamas to accept the agreement of cease-fire outlined by the US president Joe Biden. In the document the allies will also urge Israel to de-escalate a “large-scale military offensive” a Rafah, and could include reminders to implement measures in line with provisional guidance ordered by the International Court of Justice: “We urge countries with influence over Hamas” to help ensure it accepts a ceasefire, the draft G7 statement says.
At the same time the case also breaks out abortion. According to what has been learned from qualified European sources, in the latest draft of the conclusions of the summit which will open tomorrow in Borgo Egnaziawas taken out the point where the G7 leaders underlined the importance of a guarantee “effective and safe access to abortion”. The point on the right to abortion was included during the G7 of Hiroshima and, the same sources explain, France And Canada ahead of the summit in Puglia they had asked for strengthen the reference.
While controversy explodes in Italy, with opposition parties pointing the finger at the government of Giorgia Melonisources of presidency of the G7 – under Italian leadership – were keen to point out that “no State has asked to remove the reference to issues relating to abortion from the draft conclusions of the G7 summit, as reported by some media outlets at a time when the Negotiating dynamics are still ongoing“. The same sources reiterate that “everything that will be included in the final document will be a final point resulting from a negotiation between the G7 members”.
