Sunak says Ukraine needs security guarantees

MUNICH (AP) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday will call on world leaders to “double down the stakes” on Ukraine’s support, saying arms and security guarantees are needed to protect the country and the rest of Europe from Russian aggression now and in the future. future.

Sunak will deliver a speech at the Munich Security Conference, the annual meeting of heads of state, defense ministers and other world leaders. This year’s meeting will be devoted to threats to the accepted rules of international relations a year after the invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine.

Highlighting Britain’s recent commitment to provide Ukraine with battle tanks, advanced air defense systems and longer-range missiles, Sunak will urge other countries to follow suit before Russia launches its expected spring offensive.

“Now is the time to double down on our military support,” Sunak said in excerpts released ahead of the speech. “When Putin started this war, he bet that our resolve would be shaken. Even now, he’s betting that we’ll lose our nerve.

Sunak will also call on NATO to provide long-term security guarantees for Ukraine. Such commitments are expected to be necessary to protect Ukraine from future Russian aggression and to protect the system of international rules that have helped keep the peace since the end of World War II, Sunak is expected to say.

“This is about the security and sovereignty of every nation,” Sunak says in excerpts. “Because Russia’s invasion, its heinous war crimes and irresponsible nuclear rhetoric are symptoms of a wider threat to everything we believe in.”

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