Slovenia joins G7 declaration, becoming 28th country to back security guarantees for Ukraine

Slovenia has become a new signatory country of the G7 Declaration of Support of Ukraine in providing long-term security commitments. The declaration was adopted on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius.

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, announced this on Twitter and thanked the Slovenian government and Prime Minister Robert Golob for joining the G7 declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine, Rubryka reports.

"Both our nations share values of freedom and democracy, as well as the desire for peace and justice throughout the Euro-Atlantic area," Zelensky added.

Security Guarantees for Ukraine

A summit of NATO countries took place in Vilnius on July 11 and 12, one of the main topics of which was Ukraine. In the final communiqué of the summit, published on the Alliance website, the Heads of State and Government of the North Atlantic Alliance recognized Ukraine's progress on the path of Euro-Atlantic integration and confirmed that Ukraine's future lies with NATO.

NATO leaders agreed to drop the requirement for a Membership Action Plan for Ukraine and said they would invite Ukraine to join the Alliance after "fulfillment of conditions."

The leaders of the Group of Seven agreed on the "Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine" on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius. They did not agree on specific "security guarantees" parameters, but their framework and specific bilateral agreements will be signed later.

On August 14, it became known that Greece supported security guarantees for Ukraine and became the 14th country to join the G7 declaration. Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, and Sweden also joined the G7 declaration.

Bulgaria recently signed the declaration. Later, the Baltic countries joined the G7 declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine. On August 21, it became known that Kosovo joined the G7 declaration in support of Ukraine. Luxembourg and Montenegro also joined the G7 declaration on Ukraine's post-war security.

During August, Ukraine began negotiations on "security guarantees" with the United States and Great Britain.