Ukraine may bring the number of security agreements with countries to 27, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video address, Radiosvoboda reports.
“We already have seven security agreements with all G7 countries. In total, 17 agreements have already been signed, and we are preparing 10 more for signing”, — the head of state said.
On June 13, on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Italy, Ukraine signed security agreements with two countries that are among the world’s leading economies — Japan and the United States.
“The Japanese side will continue to provide assistance to Ukraine in accordance with its constitutional and legal requirements and provisions as Ukraine defends its sovereignty and territorial integrity from the ongoing aggression,” — the text of the agreement with Japan reads.
The agreement with the United States also reaffirms American support for Ukraine in the defense of its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
“The parties recognize this agreement as supporting a bridge to Ukraine’s eventual membership in the NATO alliance”, — the text says.
The agreement also sets out the US intention to provide long-term material, training and advisory, technical, intelligence, security, defense, industrial, institutional, and other support to “develop Ukrainian security and defense forces capable of defending a sovereign, independent, democratic Ukraine and deterring future aggression.”
The United States became the 17th country with which Ukraine signed a bilateral security agreement to implement the provisions of the G7 Vilnius Declaration. Previously, Ukraine signed such documents with the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Denmark, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, Latvia, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, and Japan.
