United to win: Ukraine signs security agreements with Czechia and Slovenia
Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine
On July 18, Ukraine and two other European countries – the Czech Republic and Slovenia – signed a security guarantee agreement that will remain in effect for the next ten years.
The Office of the President published the text of both agreements on its website.
Czech Republic
According to the agreement between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala, the Czech Republic has provided Ukraine with approximately 400 million euros in military aid since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion.
Prague undertook to maintain the same dynamics during the ten years of the document.
In addition, Ukraine and the Czech Republic will continue the joint annual training of about 4,000 Ukrainian military personnel this year and beyond as part of the EU Military Assistance Mission to Ukraine.
At the same time, the agreement established the Czech Republic's partnership with the city of Dnipro and the Dnipropetrovsk region for recovery and reconstruction. The Czech Republic will also "take steps" to open a diplomatic mission in Dnipro to strengthen cooperation and assistance.
In addition, the Czech Republic will actively contribute to joint efforts within the capabilities coalitions within the UDCG. The Czech Republic has joined coalitions on artillery, aviation, and demining.
Slovenia
In Woodstock, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, and the Prime Minister of Slovenia, Robert Golob, signed the Agreement on cooperation in the field of security and long-term support between Ukraine and the Republic of Slovenia.
Meanwhile, Slovenia also undertook to maintain the level of support throughout the ten-year agreement term with Ukraine and to promote the implementation of Ukrainian defense industry projects within the EU Mission.
Slovenia will continue to support Ukraine in EUMAM training and bilateral support in any other form of training.
The Balkan country will also continue to participate in multinational efforts to support, improve, and strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities and ensure greater interoperability with NATO and partners.
In addition, Slovenia will allocate 5 million euros for humanitarian aid, economic recovery, and the "Grain from Ukraine" humanitarian program.
It is worth adding that the country provided Ukraine with 13 packages of military aid in 2022, 2023, and 2024 and intends to maintain the same level of military support in 2024 and in the following years. The level of military support will be determined in detail through consultations between the participants and taking into account Ukraine's urgent needs.
Both countries also confirmed their support for Ukraine on the path to future membership in the EU and NATO.
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On July 12, 2023, on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius, the leaders of the G7 countries agreed on a Joint Declaration of support for Ukraine. The document discussed, in particular, the work on specific bilateral long-term obligations and agreements in the security field.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal noted that as of June 28, Ukraine had already signed 21 security agreements with allies, particularly the EU and the USA. According to these agreements, in the next four years, international partners plan to provide Ukraine with total military support worth 60 billion dollars annually.
In addition to the United States, the United Kingdom, Norway, Germany, France, Denmark, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, Latvia, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden, Iceland and Poland joined the list of partners ready to provide support in the event of aggression.
