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Bakan Austin, Ukrayna Savunma Temas Grup Toplant\u0131s\u0131 sonras\u0131, ABD Genelkurmay Ba\u015fkan\u0131 Orgeneral Mark Milley ile Almanya’da d\u00fczenlenen ortak bas\u0131n toplant\u0131s\u0131nda konu\u015ftu.<\/p>\n
Ukrayna Savunma Temas Grubu’nda son derece ba\u015far\u0131l\u0131 bir toplant\u0131 yap\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 aktaran Austin, “Bu bizim 15. toplant\u0131m\u0131z ve her zaman burada temsil edilen yakla\u015f\u0131k 50 \u00fclkenin Ukrayna’n\u0131n kendisini savunmas\u0131na yard\u0131m etme konusundaki kararl\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131 beni \u015fa\u015f\u0131rt\u0131yor.” ifadelerini kulland\u0131.<\/p>\n
Austin, toplant\u0131ya ilk kez Ukrayna Savunma Bakan\u0131’n\u0131n da kat\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131, Ukrayna Devlet Ba\u015fkan\u0131 Volodimir Zelenskiy’i 21 Eyl\u00fcl’de Pentagon’da a\u011f\u0131rlamay\u0131 sab\u0131rs\u0131zl\u0131kla bekledi\u011fini s\u00f6yledi.<\/p>\n
Zorlu bir m\u00fccadelede istikrarl\u0131 bir ilerleme kaydetti\u011fi i\u00e7in Ukrayna g\u00fc\u00e7lerini takdir eden Austin, “Ukrayna’n\u0131n cesur sava\u015f\u00e7\u0131lar\u0131na yak\u0131n d\u00f6nem deste\u011fimize yo\u011fun bir \u015fekilde odaklan\u0131yoruz. Ukrayna liderleriyle \u00e7al\u0131\u015farak uzun vadeli savunma ve cayd\u0131r\u0131c\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 planl\u0131yoruz. ABD, m\u00fcttefiklerimiz ve ortaklar\u0131m\u0131zla birlikte, d\u00fcnyan\u0131n d\u00f6rt bir yan\u0131ndan \u00f6zg\u00fcr ve egemen Ukrayna’y\u0131 desteklemeye devam edecek. \u015eu ana kadar ABD ve Ukrayna’n\u0131n k\u00fcresel ortaklar\u0131, 76 milyar dolardan fazla do\u011frudan g\u00fcvenlik yard\u0131m\u0131 sa\u011flad\u0131.” diye konu\u015ftu.<\/p>\n
Austin, yard\u0131mlar\u0131n etkili \u015fekilde kullan\u0131lmas\u0131 ve korunmas\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flamak i\u00e7in Ukrayna ile yak\u0131n i\u015fbirli\u011fi i\u00e7inde \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131lmaya devam edilece\u011fini kaydetti.<\/p>\n
Ukrayna’ya yap\u0131lan askeri te\u00e7hizat yard\u0131mlar\u0131na de\u011finen Austin, mevcut hava savunma kabiliyetlerinin Ukrayna’daki sivilleri korudu\u011funa i\u015faret etti.<\/p>\n
Austin, ge\u00e7mi\u015fte Rusya’n\u0131n Ukrayna’n\u0131n enerji altyap\u0131s\u0131na y\u00f6nelik sald\u0131r\u0131lar d\u00fczenledi\u011fini, Ukrayna’n\u0131n “kahramanca” altyap\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 korudu\u011funu ve k\u00fcresel tah\u0131l ihracat\u0131n\u0131 s\u00fcrd\u00fcrd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc vurgulad\u0131.<\/p>\n
Rusya Devlet Ba\u015fkan\u0131 Vladimir Putin’in Ukrayna’ya y\u00f6nelik sald\u0131r\u0131 ba\u015flatt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 belirten Austin, Kremlin’in kendi vatanda\u015flar\u0131n\u0131n binlercesini \u00f6l\u00fcme g\u00f6nderdi\u011fini dile getirdi.<\/p>\n
Austin, Putin’in zaman kazanmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ancak yan\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ve zaman\u0131n onun taraf\u0131nda olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 dile getirerek, “D\u00fcnya, zorbalar\u0131n ve despotlar\u0131n emperyal h\u0131rslar\u0131n\u0131n Birle\u015fmi\u015f Milletler (BM) \u00fcyesi devletlerin egemenlik haklar\u0131ndan daha a\u011f\u0131r basmas\u0131 gerekti\u011fi fikrini asla kabul etmeyecek.” dedi.<\/p>\n
Austin, G7 \u00fclkelerinin ortak bildirisinde “Rusya’n\u0131n Ukrayna’ya y\u00f6nelik yasa d\u0131\u015f\u0131 ve sebepsiz i\u015fgalini” k\u0131nad\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 hat\u0131rlatarak, liderlerin Ukrayna’n\u0131n gelece\u011fini g\u00fcvence alt\u0131na almak i\u00e7in ikili g\u00fcvenlik mutabakatlar\u0131na ba\u011fl\u0131 kalacaklar\u0131n\u0131 ifade etti.<\/p>\n
Hazirandaki G7 zirvesinden bu yana 22’nin \u00fczerinde \u00fclkenin bu bildiriyi imzalad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 belirten Austin, bu \u00fclkelerin Ukrayna’ya desteklerini art\u0131rmak i\u00e7in \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131n\u0131 s\u00fcrd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc s\u00f6yledi<\/p>\n
Austin, “M1” tanklar\u0131n\u0131n yak\u0131nda Ukrayna’ya getirilece\u011fini, bu tanklar\u0131n halihaz\u0131rda sava\u015f meydan\u0131nda olan “Leopard” tanklar\u0131na destek olaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 kaydetti.<\/p>\n
Ukraynal\u0131 pilotlar i\u00e7in ortak F-16 e\u011fitimlerinin ba\u015flayaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 bildiren Austin, bu e\u011fitimlerin ABD’nin Ukrayna’n\u0131n \u00f6z savunma hakk\u0131na ba\u011fl\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6sterdi\u011fini dile getirdi.<\/p>\n
Austin, Hollanda, Danimarka ve Norve\u00e7’in Ukrayna’ya F-16 u\u00e7aklar\u0131 ba\u011f\u0131\u015flama niyetinde olduklar\u0131na dikkati \u00e7ekerek, Danimarka’n\u0131n 833 milyon dolarl\u0131k askeri yard\u0131m haz\u0131rlad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 hat\u0131rlatt\u0131.<\/p>\n
\u0130sve\u00e7’in ge\u00e7en ay 300 milyon dolardan fazla de\u011feri olan askeri yard\u0131m paketi a\u00e7\u0131klad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 an\u0131msatan Austin, Almanya’n\u0131n da m\u00fchimmat ve may\u0131n temizleme ekipman\u0131 i\u00e7eren 420 milyon dolar de\u011ferinde askeri yard\u0131m paketini duyurdu\u011fu bilgisini verdi.<\/p>\n
Austin, Ukrayna’n\u0131n k\u0131\u015fa haz\u0131r olmas\u0131 i\u00e7in mevkida\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 verilebilecek her t\u00fcrl\u00fc deste\u011fi sa\u011flamaya davet etti.<\/p>\n
Bu desteklerin Ukrayna’n\u0131n gelecekte g\u00fcvenilir bir g\u00fc\u00e7 olmas\u0131na yard\u0131mc\u0131 olaca\u011f\u0131 de\u011ferlendirmesinde bulunan Austin, \u015funlar\u0131 kaydetti:<\/p>\n
“Bu sadece sava\u015ftaki bir demokrasinin varl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 s\u00fcrd\u00fcrme m\u00fccadelesi de\u011fil, ayn\u0131 zamanda otokratlar\u0131n g\u00fc\u00e7 kullanarak s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131 yeniden \u00e7izemedi\u011fi bir d\u00fcnya i\u00e7in bizim m\u00fccadelemiz. Bu, yeni bir karma\u015fa ve istibdat d\u00f6neminden ka\u00e7\u0131nman\u0131n m\u00fccadelesi. Bu, kurallar\u0131n savunuldu\u011fu, haklar\u0131n korundu\u011fu, sald\u0131rganl\u0131\u011f\u0131n cezaland\u0131r\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 bir d\u00fcnya i\u00e7in m\u00fccadeledir.”<\/p>\n
Bas\u0131n mensuplar\u0131n\u0131n sorular\u0131n\u0131 yan\u0131tlayan Austin, Ukrayna’ya yard\u0131mlar konusunda hem Cumhuriyet\u00e7i Parti hem de Demokrat Parti’nin deste\u011finin s\u00fcrd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc ve bundan memnuniyet duyuldu\u011funu, desteklerin s\u00fcrmesi i\u00e7in \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmaya devam edeceklerini dile getirdi.<\/p>\n
Avrupa’n\u0131n Ukrayna’ya askeri ve mali destekler konusunda ABD’nin \u00f6n\u00fcne ge\u00e7ti\u011fi konusunda de\u011ferlendirmesi istenen Austin, hi\u00e7bir \u00fclke veya organizasyonla yar\u0131\u015fmad\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 ve bunun uluslararas\u0131 bir \u00e7aba oldu\u011funu s\u00f6zlerine ekledi.<\/p>\n