New US-Ukraine Bilateral Security Agreement: A Path to Escalation and Burden on American Taxpayers
Photo courtesy of US Embassy, Italy, June 13, 2024
By signing the new Bilateral Security Agreement between the United States and Ukraine, Joe Biden has added Ukraine to the long list of countries whose defense the US is obligated to support.
While the agreement is technically bilateral, the specific benefits to the US remain unclear. Unlike NATO’s Article 5, this agreement does not include mutual defense commitments. However, the act of signing it has significantly increased the likelihood of conflict with Russia.
Additionally, the agreement will impose costs on US taxpayers in the short, medium, and long term, and could potentially cost American lives in the not-so-distant future.
The United States and Ukraine signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement on June 13,
