The United States, France and Germany reaffirmed their commitment to support Ukraine

The Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harrisreaffirmed this Friday the commitment of the allies in their support for Ukraine during separate meetings in Munich (Germany) with the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholzand the French President, Emanuel Macron.

The Vice Presidency of the United States informed in two press releases of these meetings which take place at the beginning of the Munich Security Conference (MSC).

Upon his appointment to Scholz, Harris “praised” Germany’s historic investments in defense and its “strong” humanitarian, economic and security assistance to Ukraine, including the supply of Leopard tanks.

Harris told Macron that the United States would support kyiv “as long as it takes” and together they discussed the next steps for the “united response” from the allies.

During this meeting, Harris and Macron spoke of the strength of the relationship between the I WILL TAKE and the United States, as well as the North American country with its European allies.

China This was also another of the topics that Harris broached with her German and French interlocutors: with both of them, the vice-president evoked the “challenges” posed by Beijing, such as the importance of “to maintain order on the basis of rules”and agreed to remain closely aligned, according to the statements.

Harris will speak Saturday at the Munich Security Conference (MSC), which runs through Sunday.

The war in Ukraine will mark the conference, which began on Friday with the participation of more than a hundred senior officials, including 45 heads of state or government.

The President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenskyweighed in at the opener, urging allies to “accelerate” their support for kyiv, saying lives were at stake.

“We have to hurry. We need speed: speed of our agreements, speed of our deliveries… speed of decisions to limit the Russian potential. There is no alternative to speed because it is the speed on which life depends,” he said.

In his message to world leaders gathered in Germany, Zelensky He further felt that “there is no alternative to Ukrainian victory”.

“There is no alternative to the Ukrainian victory… There is no alternative to Ukraine in the EU (European Union). There is no alternative to Ukraine in NATO“, he underlined.

For his part, the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholzpledged continued support for Ukraine on Friday as kyiv struggles to repel Russian troops.

“From the start, our support is built to last,” he told the Munich Security Conference.

Likewise, the president Emmanuel Macron He urged the allies on Friday to step up support for a Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russia and said France was ready for a protracted conflict.

“We must step up our support and our efforts to help (Ukraine) and enable a counter-offensive,” he said at the Munich security conference.

“We are ready for a protracted conflict. That being said, I don’t want it.”

(With information from EFE)

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