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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour, diplomatic editor

Long-term military guarantees from west would protect Ukraine – report

Former Nato secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen pictured visiting Ukraine in July
‘Once this war is over, we must ensure that Russia can never invade again’: former Nato secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who co-authored the report. Photograph: Oleg Petrasyuk/EPA

Ukraine’s allies should commit to legally binding large-scale weapons transfers and multi-decade investment in the country’s defences, according to a report that looked at alternatives to Kyiv’s long-term aspirations to join the Nato alliance.

The report was commissioned by the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and co-authored by the former Nato secretary general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, and Zelenskiy’s chief of staff, Andrey Yermak.

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