Pavlo Kostyuk: “Irreversible Path” to NATO Membership and F-16s are Good, but Ukraine Needs More
On July 9-11, 2024, the 75th anniversary NATO Summit took place in Washington, D.C., where the leaders of the allied countries made a number of decisions regarding Ukraine.
In the joint declaration, they noted that Ukraine is on an “irreversible path” to membership in the Alliance and welcomed the “concrete progress” made in democratic, economic and security reforms.
In addition, the Allies announced their intention to provide Ukraine with a minimum core funding of €40 billion through 2025 and to establish the headquarters of NATO’s NSATU mission in Germany to facilitate further integration with the Alliance.
The new decisions also provide for the transfer of F-16 fighter jets, five Patriot and SAMP-T strategic air defense systems, and dozens of tactical air defense systems to Ukraine.
“All this is good, and we are grateful to the leaders of the United States and other NATO countries for the assistance they provide to Ukraine in times of war. However, the tragic events of July 8, when a children’s hospital in Kyiv was attacked, show that even in the third year of the war, the country’s skies remain unprotected. I hope that our allies will accelerate their defense efforts and do everything possible to prevent the war in Ukraine from escalating into a global war,” commented Pavlo Kostyuk, Founder of the Ukraine Reconstruction Fund.
Mr. Kostyuk believes that the decisions taken will be the beginning of a new phase of cooperation between Ukraine and NATO, which will provide our country with the necessary resources to win.
“However, in order to achieve ultimate security, we need more support in the form of modern weapons and technologies that will allow us to effectively defend our territories,” added Pavlo Kostyuk.
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