Synopsis
At the 2024 NATO Summit in Washington D.C. in July, Allies renewed their commitment to support Ukraine in the long-term, to help the country defend itself today and deter Russian aggression in the future.
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine continues to devastate the country and cost human lives. In this video, members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, many of them volunteers, talk from the frontline about what the conditions are like and about why it is so important that Ukraine prevails.
At the Summit, NATO Allies agreed to establish the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU) to coordinate the provision of military equipment and training for Ukraine by NATO Allies and partners. They also announced a pledge of long-term security assistance for Ukraine for the provision of military equipment, assistance and training to support Ukraine in building a force capable of defeating Russian aggression, with a minimum baseline of 40 billion euros within the next year. They also took forward the establishment of the NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre in Poland and welcomed the appointment of a NATO Senior Representative in Ukraine.
Transcript
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RUSSIA’S WAR OF AGGRESSION
AGAINST UKRAINE
CONTINUES TO
DEVASTATE A PEACEFUL COUNTRY
DESTROYING HOMES AND LIVES
THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNTS
ARE FROM UKRAINIANS
SERVING ON THE FRONTLINE
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Anton, Armed Forces of Ukraine
“The war, it’s a lot of tears, a lot of pain, a lot of deaths, a lot of destroyed cities, destroyed people’s lives. It’s terrible, just terrible.”
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Maria, Armed Forces of Ukraine
“There is nowhere safe. While we are here on the frontline, our families in cities hundreds of kilometres away, suffer from air attacks with drones and missiles.”
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Oleksandr, Armed Forces of Ukraine
“Sometimes you can hear from people that Russian Army, they’re using old methods, they’re using old technologies, they’re using old weapons. But sitting in the trench, it doesn’t matter. It still can kill you.”
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Yana, Armed Forces of Ukraine
“I was just a teacher, just a lecturer from the higher education institution. I’d never imagined myself on the frontline and in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”
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AT THE NATO SUMMIT
IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
ALLIES RENEWED
THEIR COMMITMENT
TO HELPING UKRAINE
DEFEND ITS HOMELAND
AND ITS FREEDOM
AND DETER RUSSIAN AGGRESSION IN THE FUTURE
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Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General
“NATO will coordinate the training of the Ukrainian forces at facilities in Allied countries and provide support for the long-term development of Ukraine’s forces. Allies have also agreed a major financial pledge to Ukraine with a minimum baseline of €40 billion within the next year.”
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ALLIES ALSO
REINFORCED
UKRAINE’S PATH
TO NATO MEMBERSHIP
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Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General
“We send a strong message of unity and resolve to Moscow, that violence and intimidation do not pay and that Ukraine can count on NATO, now and for the long haul.”
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Yana, Armed Forces of Ukraine
“I just want to live in a society where human values are really valuable and they are protected.”
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Maria, Armed Forces of Ukraine
“If we don’t win this war, many other countries in the world will be impacted. Russia will never stop.”
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Anton, Armed Forces of Ukraine
“We are all here fighting for this, for our freedom, for democracy, for our country.”
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