Monday, February 21, 2022

Annual Security Talk in Germany

 Vice President Kamala Harris and the Secretary of the State Antony Blinken are in Germany for annual security talks with US allies. Vice president sope about the situation between Russian and Ukraine crisis. She says is it important for everyone to remain united. "Our work together has been and will continue to be about strengthening the ability to deter activity in terms of aggressive activity by Russia as it relates to Ukraine. Also, about our defense and resources and the commitment that we have". Kamala Harris will meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine. Petitions for this conference initially were not very high due to Covid-19. It is risky for president Zelenskyy to leave the country right now because there are enormous troops next to Ukraine's border. When the leader leaves the country, bad things happen. At the same time, it is risky for Kamala Harris to visit Ukraine for the same reason. Currently, the EU and the US are making decisions about Ukraine without them. The vice president's first meeting was with the NATO secretary, General Jens Stoltenberg. It emphasizes aliens trying to put forward Russian aggression, but as with any big group of people, countries have their own domestic interests. Every country sees the issue a little bit differently. Everybody seems to agree that there should be some sanctions, some countries think that sanctions should be announced right now. Why Russia is not being represented in this meeting? Russian delegation a little while ago opted not to come. It is now a surprise that they are not there. However, they could have attended the meeting in order to de-escalate the situation. 

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