VIDEO
Sevastopol Storm Update: Russian Cargo Ships Collide, Dolphin Pen Swept Away, Ship Runs Aground
Suchomimus
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Nov 29, 2023 12:15 p.m. EST
4:03 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZIQpR8YHN0
Video shows two cargo vessels, the Matros Pozynich and Matros Shevchenko colliding near Sevastopol in the storm. The Belize-flagged cargo vessel Blue Shark ran ashore near Krasnodar. Sevastopol’s dolphin pen has disappeared, swept away by the storm and Russia’s defensive booms are damaged.
ARTICLE
Statement by the NATO-Ukraine Council at the level of Foreign Ministers
issued following its meeting held in Brussels on 29th November 2023
Statement by the NATO-Ukraine Council
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
29 November 2023 15:06
https://www.kmu.gov.ua/en/news/zaiava-rady-ukraina-nato-na-rivni-ministriv-zakordonnykh-sprav
The NATO Invitee associates itself with this Statement.
1. The NATO-Ukraine Council (NUC) met today for the first time at the level of Foreign Ministers, as russia continues its brutal war of aggression, to act together to further deepen the NATO-Ukraine relationship. Allies remain steadfast in their commitment to further step up political and practical support to Ukraine as it continues to defend its independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, and will continue their support for as long as it takes. A strong, independent Ukraine is vital for the stability of the Euro-Atlantic area.
2. Ministers took stock of the implementation of the expanded package of political and practical support to Ukraine agreed at the Vilnius Summit. Ministers endorsed the NUC substructure and an ambitious work program for 2024. In this context, NATO and Ukraine are already working and taking decisions together, as equals, on a broad range of issues, including interoperability, energy security, innovation, cyber defense, and resilience. We will further develop these work strands. The NUC has also proven to be a reliable crisis consultation mechanism. NATO continues to provide Ukraine with urgently needed non-lethal assistance. Together we are transforming the Comprehensive Assistance Package into a multi-year program to help rebuild the Ukrainian security and defense sector and to support Ukraine’s deterrence and defense in the long term. As part of these efforts, we are developing a roadmap for Ukraine’s transition to full interoperability with NATO. We are also developing new projects on humanitarian demining, medical rehabilitation for wounded Ukrainian soldiers, and Ukraine’s defence industrial capacity on the basis of the strategic defence procurement review.
3. Ukraine reaffirmed its commitment to continued democratic and security sector reforms. Allies have provided Ukraine with recommendations for priority reforms. The NATO-Ukraine Council welcomes Ukraine’s presentation of its adapted Annual National Program for 2024 and looks forward to its implementation. NATO Foreign Ministers will regularly assess progress through the adapted Annual National Programme. The Alliance will support Ukraine in making these reforms on its path towards future membership in NATO.