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Sheikh Qassem: Our supporters make up more than half of Lebanon's population, and all of these people are united under the banner of protecting Lebanon, its Resistance, its people, and its integrity.
Sheikh Qassem: There will be no phased handing in of our arms. [The Israelis] must first enact the agreement before we start talking about a defensive strategy.
Sheikh Qassem: Be brave in the face of foreign pressures, and we will be by your side in this stance.
Sheikh Qassem: Stripping us of our arms is like stripping us of our very soul, and this will prompt us to show them our might.
Sheikh Qassem: We will not abandon our arms, for they gave us dignity; we will not abandon our arms, for they protect us against our enemy.
Sheikh Qassem: The US efforts we are seeing are aimed at sabotaging Lebanon and constitute a call for sedition.
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Sheikh Qassem: The United States, which is meddling in Lebanon, is not trustworthy but rather poses a danger to it.
Sheikh Qassem: The United States is preventing the weapons that protect the homeland.
Sheikh Qassem: The government’s latest decision [on the disarmament of the Resistance] is non-charter-based, and if the government continues down this path, it is not faithful to Lebanon’s sovereignty.

Rutte says to prioritize Ukraine aid, NATO defense

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 1 Oct 2024 17:35
3 Min Read

NATO, whose members have provided 99% of foreign military aid to Ukraine, pledged at a summit in July to enhance its role in delivering those arms.

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    The new NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte speaks during a press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on October 1, 2024. (AP)

Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte took over as NATO's Secretary-General on Tuesday, succeeding Norway's Jens Stoltenberg, who has led the alliance for 10 years.

At the handover event, Rutte stated that as Secretary-General, he would focus on three goals, the first of which is to bolster the security and capabilities of NATO countries while guaranteeing the security of its partners.

"Second priority is to step up our support for Ukraine and bring it ever closer to NATO because there can be no lasting security in Europe without a strong, independent Ukraine," Rutte added.

NATO, whose members have provided 99% of foreign military aid to Ukraine, pledged at a summit in July to enhance its role in delivering those arms, a responsibility Rutte will be central to overseeing.

Rutte stated that the third objective of his tenure would be to expand NATO relationships with the EU and other nations that share shared interests and values.

Earlier, during his joint doorstep with Stoltenberg, Rutte stated that NATO's primary objective to "make sure that we defend our people, our nations, and, of course, our values" will not be altered.

"We have to make sure that Ukraine prevails as a sovereign, independent, democratic nation," he added, emphasizing the importance of NATO's collective defense.

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Both Stoltenberg and Rutte voiced alarm about the escalation in Lebanon and hoped for regional calm.

In his farewell message, Stoltenberg advised Rutte that his greatest challenge would be managing NATO's diverse and occasionally fractious leadership.

"That's a big family, a great family, but sometimes what is a challenge, to keep them all happy at the same time," Stoltenberg said in his final address.

Borrell admits Ukraine will have to surrender if not for US, EU aid

Ukraine will be forced to surrender in the war with Russia without the assistance of the United States and the European Union, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, said on Friday.

Borrell stressed the "crucial role" that the EU and US play in Ukraine, saying, "Without us, Ukraine would have to surrender."

The European official made these remarks during a meeting of the European Council on Foreign Relations.

In the same context, Borrell said the US and EU cannot determine when a final resolution for the conflict will be reached.

Meanwhile, former US President and Republican candidate for the upcoming presidential election, Donald Trump, said ahead of a meeting with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky that the war has to come to an end at some point.

 

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