WARSAW, July 7 The new head of the British Foreign Office in In the Cabinet of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, David Lammy announced his unwavering support for Ukraine and the country’s desire to strengthen it.
“We would like to strengthen our commitment to support Ukraine and European security in general through new joint projects,” Lammy said at a joint press conference with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski.
On Sunday, the foreign ministers of Poland and Britain met in Chobelin in central Poland. During a press conference after the talks, politicians were asked about their expectations for the NATO summit starting next week and the alliance's support for Ukraine.
““Our commitment to Ukraine is firm and unshakable,” assured the new head of British diplomacy.
«We are going to Washington to emphasize that this commitment to Ukraine and NATO is an extremely serious issue for us. I think a lot can be achieved in the coming days,» he said.
According to Lammy, the alliance is united in its desire to provide military, financial and humanitarian assistance to Kyiv. “And this, I think, will be the message of the Washington summit,” he noted.
NATO summit will be held in Washington on July 9-11.
Previously, a senior White House official said that at the NATO summit in Washington in July, the alliance's agreements with Ukraine in the field of military training, logistics, technical support and financial support would be announced. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also previously stated that a new aid package for Ukraine, which is planned to be approved at the summit in Washington, as well as promoting greater compatibility of the Ukrainian army with alliance standards, will become for Kyiv “a bridge to NATO membership.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that Ukraine's possible membership in NATO is a threat to Russia's security. He emphasized that Kyiv’s chance to join the alliance was one of the reasons for the start of a special military operation. -0-