Speaker of Ukrainian Parliament: Security agreement with US provides for the deployment of US troops in Ukraine
A security agreement with the United States that may soon be signed provides for the deployment of US military reserves on the territory of Ukraine, as stated by the head of the Verkhovna Rada, Andriy Parubiy, on the air during a broadcast of the program "Freedom of Speech" on the channel ICTV.
"It (the agreement) envisages special operations, joint scientific and technical developments, and even the deployment of military reserves from the United States of America in Ukraine," he said.
According to the Speaker, the practice of such agreements has long been used in the US, and similar documents have been signed with Japan, Australia and Israel.
He noted that the agreement provides a prerogative right to provide military-grade lethal arms to Ukraine.
Parubiy believes that the question of providing lethal weapons can be resolved in the near future.
As previously reported, former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright spoke in favor of giving Ukraine defensive weapons.