Jordan is one of the closest allies of the United States in the world: US army chief, 3rd add

On his upcoming visit to Israel in light of the recent violence spree and if the United States is pressuring Israel to calm down, Milley said that the US position is clear and it seeks stability and peace in the region. Milley admitted that the situation in the West Bank and with the Palestinian Authority is very complex and difficult, adding that this is a matter for Israel to solve and the United States plays a role in this issue. He confirmed that there is a responsible officer working closely with the Palestinian Authority to try to bring the two parties together in order to reach calm and creat a more stable situation. Speaking about the war in Ukraine and the victory in that battle, he said that the US political leadership, US President Biden, Secretary of State Blinken, and Secretary of Defense Austin gave a clear definition of victory, as well as NATO political leaders and European countries. He said that they defined the victory that Ukraine is free, independent and sovereign over its entire territory. He said that for Ukraine, the battle is a battle of existence and survival. “Russia invaded Ukraine with hundreds of thousands of soldiers in February 24. This is illegal and unjustified because Ukraine poses no threat to Russia,” the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. “So this was a direct attack on the very principles on which the rules that ended World War II were based on. These are the rules that established the United Nations and are the same rules that most members of the international community adhere to.” Milley underscored that international borders cannot be changed and other countries cannot be invaded by military force, except in the case of self-defense. According to Milley, “Russia was not in a state of defense, but what it did was illegal and unjustified.” For Ukraine, Milley emphasized, the battle is a battle of survival, but for NATO, the rest of Europe and the world as a whole, in fact, the issue is bigger than that, it is related to the rules that were established in 1945 with the aim of reaching a more stable, prosperous and peaceful world.

Source: Jordan News Agency