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NATO’s support for Ukraine is unbreakable, Spain’s PM Sanchez says
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MADRID (Reuters) -NATO’s support for Ukraine is unbreakable and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not achieve his objectives in the country his forces invaded on Feb. 24, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday.
MADRID (Reuters) -NATO’s support for Ukraine is unbreakable and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not achieve his objectives in the country his forces invaded on Feb. 24, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday.
The war in Ukraine and the applications by Finland and Sweden to join the defensive alliance that it has triggered are set to dominate a summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Madrid on June 28-30 that Sanchez will host.
“Supporting Ukraine with determination is the only way to ensure that the Europe and the world we have built has a certain future,” the prime minister told an event marking the 40th anniversary of Spain’s NATO membership.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at the same event that the “cold blast of conflict” would overshadow the historic summit.
Ukrainian forces were battling on Monday to hold onto the ruined city of Sievierodonetsk in Luhansk province, which has become the focus of Moscow’s offensive as it tries to take control of the eastern Donbas region, one of Putin’s war aims.
Finland and Sweden have formally applied to join NATO following Russia’s invasion of its neighbour, reversing generations of military non-alignment. But Turkey has objected to the Nordic countries joining, holding up a deal that would allow for a historic enlargement of the alliance.
In Madrid on Monday, Stoltenberg said NATO was “ready to defend every inch of allied territory from any threat from any direction” and was providing critical support for Ukraine to uphold its “right to self-defence, enshrined in the UN charter”.
“At the Madrid summit, we will chart the way ahead for the next decade, we will reset our deterrence and defence for a more dangerous world,” the NATO chief said.
(Reporting by Inti Landauro, Writing by Emma Pinedo, Editing by Andrei Khalip and Catherine Evans)
NATO, or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is a military alliance established in 1949 for mutual defense against aggression. It consists of member countries that agree to defend each other in case of an attack.
NATO's support for Ukraine is crucial as it reinforces Ukraine's defense capabilities against external aggression, particularly from Russia, and symbolizes collective security commitments among member states.
The UN Charter is a foundational treaty of the United Nations that outlines the rights and obligations of member states, including principles of international law and the promotion of peace and security.
Self-defense in international law refers to the right of a state to defend itself against armed attack, as recognized under Article 51 of the UN Charter, allowing for necessary and proportional responses.
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