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US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky have signed a 10-year security agreement, under which Washington has pledged to keep backing Kiev in its conflict with Russia.
The deal was signed on the side-lines of the G7 summit in southern Italy on Thursday. Under the agreement, the US has promised to “help deter and confront any future aggression against the territorial integrity” of Ukraine and to “support Ukraine’s efforts to win today’s war and deter future Russian military aggression.” “It is the policy of the United States to assist Ukraine in maintaining a credible defence and deterrence capability,” the pact says. Washington has pledged to support Kiev in numerous ways, including military aid, intelligence sharing, and economic assistance “A lasting peace for Ukraine must be underwritten by Ukraine’s own ability to defend itself now and to deter future aggression,” Biden told reporters after the signing ceremony. In a video address released on Friday morning, Zelensky said the treaty elevates relations between the US and Ukraine “to the level of a true alliance.” He described the security deal as “the strongest agreement with America in all 33 years of our independence.” Since 2023, Ukraine has made similar pacts with individual NATO countries, including the UK, France and Germany. According to Zelensky, Kiev now has 17 security agreements with foreign backers, “with ten more in preparation.” The treaties are intended to serve as long-term commitments without granting Ukraine the status of a NATO member. The documents signed so far do not have the power of Article 5 of the NATO Charter, however – which stipulates that an attack on one member must be treated as an attack on the alliance as a whole. Kiev formally applied to join NATO in September 2022. Washington has made it clear, however, that Ukraine cannot become a member until its armed conflict with Russia is resolved. Russia, for its part, has repeatedly warned that no amount of Western aid will deter its military operation in Ukraine. The Blog Tags Widget will appear here on the published site.
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A 35-year-old Chinese national has been arrested in Singapore for creating and operating malware, which resulted in a network of zombie computers that allowed cyber criminals to steal billions of dollars.
Wang Yunhe was arrested on May 24 in a multi-jurisdiction operation led by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). The Singapore Police Force (SPF) was among law enforcement agencies that took part in the international probe. In a statement on May 29, the DOJ said Wang had allegedly worked with others between 2014 and July 2022 to create and disseminate the 911 S5 Botnet to millions of home-based Windows computers across the world. Mr Kevin Reed, chief information security officer at cyber-security firm Acronis, said the “bots” in this case refer to the computer being controlled by the malware. A botnet refers to a network of such computers. Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney-General Nicole Argentieri, head of the DOJ’s Criminal Division, said Wang allegedly created malware that compromised millions of residential computers around the world and then sold access to the infected computers to cyber criminals. “These criminals used the hijacked computers to conceal their identities and commit a host of crimes, from fraud to cyber stalking,” she added. The Blog Tags Widget will appear here on the published site.
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