Ukraine preparing new security deals with European partners, says president

By Burc Eruygur

ISTANBUL (AA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said his country is preparing new security agreements with its European partners to bolster its defensive capabilities as the over two-year-long Russia-Ukraine war rages on.

“At present, one of our main tasks is to secure more support for Ukraine in terms of the resilience of our society. … We are preparing new agreements for Ukraine with European partners, in particular with Germany, on additional support measures,” Zelenskyy said in an evening video address late Sunday.

Kyiv is also preparing a bilateral security agreement with Washington, ensuring that “America's leadership is tangible,” he added.

Ukraine has already signed bilateral security treaties with 15 other countries -- the UK, Germany, Iceland, Denmark, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Portugal, Belgium, Latvia, Finland, Italy, France, Canada, and the Netherlands.

The agreements came as the G7 declared during a NATO summit in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius last July that it is launching negotiations with Kyiv to formalize its "enduring support" for Ukraine through "bilateral security commitments and arrangements."