Ukraine and Poland start work on security agreement
Source: president Volodymyr Zelensky
On May 16, President Volodymyr Zelensky had a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk.
President Zelensky told about the trip to Kharkiv and the situation there.
In particular, about Ukraine’s urgent need for air defense systems to protect Kharkiv and other regions.
‘One of the goals of the Russian Federation now is the gas infrastructure in western Ukraine. The success of the Russian Federation there will put the energy security of Europe under attack. We must jointly find a way to counter this,’ Zelensky stated.
The sides agreed to to immediately start work on the text of the bilateral security agreement.
On July 12, at the NATO summit in Vilnius, the G7 countries agreed on a joint declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine. The G7 leaders noted that other countries wishing to contribute to these efforts aimed at ensuring a free, strong, independent and sovereign Ukraine can join this Declaration at any time.
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