Ukraine and Germany hold new round of consultations on “security guarantees”

Ukraine and Germany held the fourth round of consultations on concluding a bilateral agreement to provide security guarantees to Kyiv on Thursday. Source: European Pravda; press service of the Office of the President The parties exchanged views on the main components of security guarantees for Ukraine, raised the issue of legal boundaries of the future bilateral agreement, and agreed on a plan for further communication.

According to Ihor Zhovkva, the head of the Ukrainian negotiating group, Germany demonstrates leadership in financial and military support for Ukraine, "especially in terms of continuing large-scale assistance in 2024."

He thanked Germany and Chancellor Olaf Scholz for their important role in the European Council's decision to start negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the European Union. "Your state, which is a member of the EU and NATO, is an indispensable guarantor of Ukraine's security and future in these organisations," Zhovkva said. According to the Office of the President's press service, Matthias Luttenberg, the German Foreign Ministry representative, noted Ukraine's success in implementing reforms even in a full-scale war.

Previously, Ukraine held the second round of consultations with the United Kingdom on concluding a bilateral agreement on providing security guarantees to Kyiv. Before that, Dmytro Kuleba, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, said that he received signals from the EU that there are no problems in the negotiations on a bilateral agreement on "security guarantees" between the EU and Ukraine in continuation of the G7 declaration. As it is known, the Group of Seven countries at the NATO summit in Vilnius agreed on a framework document on "security guarantees" for Ukraine.

Specific bilateral treaties with states that agree to provide security obligations will be signed later.

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