Reznikov, Wallace discuss Navy development, Russia's hybrid actions

The United Kingdom will continue to provide full support to Ukraine in the development of democracy, reform, and the Armed Forces.

This was discussed at a meeting between Minister of Defence of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov and UK’s Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace, Ukrinform reports with reference to the Ministry of Defence.

"Ben Wallace stressed that the United Kingdom would continue to provide full support to Ukraine in the development of democracy, reform and capacity building of the Armed Forces, as well as the implementation of Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic integration," the statement reads.

During the meeting, the security situation in the occupied territories and on the border of Ukraine, cooperation with NATO, and bilateral cooperation were discussed.

In particular, the heads of delegations paid special attention to the issue of further use of hybrid methods of warfare by the Russian military and political leadership against Ukraine, the EU, and NATO, as well as the continued militarisation of the Azov-Black Sea region, and obstruction of free navigation.

"Members of both delegations pointed out the further aggravation of the security situation due to irresponsible and provocative actions of Russia. The parties stressed that Ukraine and the United Kingdom are strategic partners in the field of security and defense, who share a common vision to counter the present-day challenges and threats and are fully committed to ensuring peace and security in Europe, protecting common values ​​and freedoms," the statement reads.

Much attention was paid to discussing issues of bilateral cooperation, in particular, the implementation of the intergovernmental framework agreement signed in London last week, which will allow to move to the practical implementation of projects to build the capacities of the Armed Forces.

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