Ukraine, UK start talks on security guarantees - Bankova

This was announced by the Ukrainian President’s Office, Ukrinform reports.

The Ukrainian delegation is headed by the head of the President's Office, Andriy Yermak.

The relevant talks are envisaged by the Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine, which is the basis for the development of bilateral agreements.

The UK became the second country after the United States of America with which Ukraine started relevant negotiations and saw positive dynamics of implementation of security commitments on the part of Kyiv’s key international partners.

"The United Kingdom has consistently demonstrated its leadership and example in making and implementing the boldest decisions to support Ukraine. The Ukrainian people highly appreciate the assistance already provided and we are confident in further strengthening our strategic partnership both before and after the Victory," emphasized Andriy Yermak.

Photo: President’s Office

It is noted that the mentioned bilateral guarantees for Ukraine are an element of strengthening common security in the entire Euro-Atlantic region.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, on July 12, on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius, the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations approved the Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine.

On August 3, Ukraine began negotiations on a bilateral agreement on the provision of security guarantees with the United States of America.