Spain to join G7 security commitments to Ukraine.

Spain will join the Group of Seven's (G7) long-term security commitments for Ukraine to help repel Russian aggression, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said[1] on July 12 upon the conclusion of the Vilnius summit. The world's leading democracies, the U.S., the U.K., France, Germany, Canada, Italy, and Japan, presented at the two-day NATO summit a joint framework for bilateral security support for Ukraine. These commitments aim to help Ukraine with the war with Russia and deter future aggression.

G7 will focus on providing modern military equipment on land, in the air, and at sea, training, intelligence sharing, developing resistance to cyber and hybrid threats, supporting Ukraine's defense industrial base, and interoperability between Ukrainian and NATO forces. The group further pledged to support Ukraine's recovery and reconstruction efforts and to provide technical and financial support to address urgent needs arising from the war and to help implementation of governance reforms. According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, this declaration ensures[2] security guarantees for Ukraine until it becomes a member of NATO.

"It is very important that this may become the first legal document that symbolizes that we have such an 'umbrella' of security guarantees. And then Ukraine will have documents on real relations with each security guarantor state, and there will be all the things that we have or lack today: air defense, aviation, etc. It will definitely be at the bilateral level," the Ukrainian president said.

Ukraine war latest: G7 agrees on long-term security commitment for Ukraine

Key developments on July 12: * G7 unveils plan to deter future Russian aggression against Ukraine * Zelensky meets Biden, NATO leaders on sideline of NATO summit * NATO allies pledge new military package for Ukraine * Russian attacks wounds 18, including 6 children, in Zaporizhzhia The Group o...

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Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He also volunteers as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukrainer.

Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.

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1. ^ said (www.youtube.com)
2. ^ ensures (www.president.gov.ua)
3. ^ Ukraine war latest: G7 agrees on long-term security commitment for UkraineKey developments on July 12: * G7 unveils plan to deter future Russian aggression against Ukraine * Zelensky meets Biden, NATO leaders on sideline of NATO summit * NATO allies pledge new military package for Ukraine * Russian attacks wounds 18, including 6 children, in Zaporizhzhia The Group o... (kyivindependent.com)