NATO and Indo-Pacific partners will launch new projects
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NATO and its Indo-Pacific partners Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea will launch four new joint projects related to assistance to Ukraine, artificial intelligence, cyber security, and countering disinformation.
This was stated by White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan at the Defense Industry Forum in Washington, which took place before the start of the 75th NATO Summit, Rubryka reports with reference to the White House.
In his speech, Sullivan emphasized that the ties between the United States, Europe, and the Indo-Pacific region have never been more important or integrated than they are now.
"What happens in Europe affects the Indo-Pacific, and what happens in the Indo-Pacific affects Europe. We see that every day," he said.
According to the representative of the White House, this concerns, in particular, North Korea's transfer to Russia of ballistic missiles, which it uses to kill civilians in Ukraine, as well as China's trade with Russia in dual-purpose goods, including microelectronics and technologies used by the Russians to manufacture cruise missiles.
"We are working daily to strengthen our partnerships, including inviting the Indo-Pacific countries to participate in this NATO summit. But we will go even further, and in the coming days, the countries of the Alliance and our Indo-Pacific partners will launch four new joint projects regarding Ukraine, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and countering disinformation," Sullivan said.
Without going into the details of the initiatives, he said that each of them will be different from one another, but they will all have the same main goal: to use the unique advantages of highly developed democracies to solve common global problems.
We remind you that the NATO anniversary summit at the level of heads of state is taking place in Washington. President Volodymyr Zelensky heads the Ukrainian delegation.
As reported, the leaders of the USA, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, and Romania announced on Tuesday that five strategic Patriot and SAMP-T air defense systems, as well as dozens of tactical air defense systems, will be transferred to Ukraine in the near future.
Speaking in Washington, President Volodymyr Zelensky explained how many F-16 fighter jets Ukraine needs and pointed out the nuance with Patriot, stressing that they are still insufficient. He also called on the US to lift restrictions on strikes on military facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
