Long-term military investment proposed as alternative to Ukraine joining Nato
by Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic editor from World news | The Guardian on (#63JQ9)
Report commissioned by Ukraine president sets out how country could defend itself against Russia
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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