The Financial Times reported, citing “sources familiar with the matter.” Before the peace summit In Switzerland, scheduled for June 15-16, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Joe Biden will sign in Italy. Bilateral security agreement“.
According to the newspaper To an agreement between the leaders The events occurred in recent weeks, which were “characterized by increased tension in relations between Kiev and Washington.”
The G7 leaders’ summit is scheduled to be held from June 13 to 15 in Italy. The British newspaper Daily reported that although the exact date is not known, it was at that time This agreement is scheduled to be signed Between Ukraine and the United States of America.
A prominent member of Zelensky’s government said in an interview with a Financial Times journalist: Relations between Kyiv and Washington are not the best. “We are further away from each other than at any time since the beginning of the war. The atmosphere is very tense,” we read in the diary.
According to the Financial Times, the cooling of relations between these two countries resulted from Joe Biden’s announcementHe will not attend the peace summit in Switzerland Because during this time he will have related responsibilities presidential election campaign, Which continues in the United States.
“Officials indicate that Kiev is increasingly embittered by the United States’ lack of support for the peace summit initiative,” the Financial Times reported.
Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelensky. Tension between leaders
Citing reports from Ukrainian officials and diplomats from G7 countries, the Financial Times reported that many controversial issues arose between the leaders of Kiev and Washington.
One of them is Six months of delay by Congress By approving military aid to Ukraine from the United States. Another one is No significant progress has been made regarding Ukraine’s membership in NATO.
The third aspect, which is no less important, is the factor causing tension between the United States and Ukraine The ban issued by the Biden administration Kiev’s use of US weapons on Russian territory and prohibition of attacks on Russian oil refineries using Ukrainian drones.
Other problematic issues include the dismissal of Commander-in-Chief Valery Zalozhny and Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov, as well as disagreements in the strategy for victory in Ukraine.
As we read in the British daily newspaper, some members of Zelensky’s government are concerned about the way the Ukrainian president communicates with the United States.
– Don’t bite the hand that feeds you – an anonymous official told the Financial Times, commenting on the behavior of Zelensky, who, according to one of the president’s aides, is “very angry” with Biden.
War in Ukraine. What about the bilateral agreement?
Let us remember that in April, Volodymyr Zelensky declared that “Ukraine and the United States are preparing a bilateral agreement On security matters, which will be signed soon.” He added at the time that this would be done And most important of all agreementsWhat Ukraine has reached so far on security issues.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who appeared in Kiev in mid-May, also announced such plans. Then he mentioned that “a possible bilateral agreement with Ukraine He will provide her with military assistance In various sectors.” He added that the negotiated agreement would strengthen “the Ukrainian bridge to NATO.”
source: “Financial Times”
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