“There will be new agreements with the Czech Republic, Slovenia, and after a meeting with the Prime Minister of Ireland, we decided to prepare an agreement as well," he said, recalling the recent signing of security agreements with Poland, Luxembourg and Romania.
This follows an early statement made by the European Commission on July 11 about the Ukraine Compact document signed by the leaders of the 21 countries and the EU with commitments to support Ukraine following the NATO summit.
The document unites countries that have signed bilateral security agreements with Ukraine "into a single, coordinated and comprehensive architecture to support Kyiv."
Ukraine signed Ukraine Compact with the leaders of the USA, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the UK, together with European Council and European Commission Presidents.
The agreement ensures the goals specified in the bilateral agreements of Ukraine implementation. The signatories undertake to support Ukraine in defense by providing military equipment, finances and training the Ukrainian soldiers.
This includes working in the framework of:
- Contact Group on Ukrainian Defense
- A coalition of possibilities
- Security Support and Training Command for Ukraine
- The EU mission to provide military aid to Ukraine.