Ukraine and the EU finalize the text of security guarantees

The negotiating teams of Ukraine and the EU have finalized the text of the security agreement and agreed to sign it in the near future.

This is stated in the press service of the Presidential Office.

Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Ihor Zhovkva held the final stage of negotiations on a security agreement with the EU with Charles Fries, Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service for Peace, Security and Defense.

It is noted that the security agreement with the EU will be concluded in pursuance of the Joint Declaration on Support for Ukraine, which the EU, together with the G7 countries, approved in Vilnius.

Security guarantees for Ukraine

On July 12, 2023, the G7 leaders announced that they had agreed on a declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine.

So far, Ukraine has already signed bilateral security agreements with the UK, Germany, France, Denmark, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, Latvia, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, as well as Sweden, Iceland, Norway, the United States, and Japan.

Author - Ihor Lontkivskyi 19.06.24