In order to achieve peace in Ukraine, allies must continue to provide “strong support” and avoid a repeat of the Minsk Agreements, NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg said on July 5. The first Minsk Agreement was signed in 2014 after the Russian invasion of Crimea, but failed to stop fighting in Donbas between Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists. Moscow later violated the agreement and the second Minsk Agreements were signed after a successful Russian military offensive in February 2015. It forced Ukraine to sign a document granting Russian-occupied Donbas wide autonomy in return for Kyiv receiving…