Argentine President promises platform to support Ukraine in Latin America

Argentine President promises platform to support Ukraine in Latin America

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Argentina's President Javier Milei plans to hold a Latin American summit in 2024 to support Ukraine as it fights against Russian aggression.

Javier Miley said that a "Latin American summit in support of Ukraine" should be held no later than this year, a statement that could be interpreted differently in the region, as some leaders in South and Central America are "not yet aligned with either side.

This was written by FT, reported UNN.

Argentina's libertarian president, Javier Milei, an economist and former television expert, said he prioritizes alliances with "countries that defend freedom," including the United States, Israel, and Ukraine, to which he has given two military helicopters to counter Russian aggression.

It is important that Miley continues to make statements in support of Ukraine.

According to the Financial Times, the Argentine leader plans to hold a "Latin American support summit" for Ukraine in 2024, which emphasizes a significant difference from other regional leaders such as Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico. Mexico and Brazil have so far taken a more neutral stance toward the parties to the Russian-Ukrainian war.

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It should be added that the most important alliance for Argentina is the United States. In addition, the IMF, which is to provide the Milei government with a loan of billions of dollars in the next few years.

The next day, Meeley flew to Maryland to speak at a conservative political conference and hugged President Joe Biden's 2024 election rival, Donald Trump, backstage.

I hope that the next time [we meet] you will be president

- Miley told Trump in a video of the meeting shared by advisers to both leaders.

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