Yermak: Ukraine, UK start talks on security guarantees.

The governments of Ukraine and the U.K. began bilateral negotiations on security guarantees for Ukraine, Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak said[1] on Aug.

11. Ukraine also started[2] talks on security guarantees with the U.S. on Aug.

3, the Presidential Office said. "Indeed, after our American colleagues, we started (talks) with our friends, partners from Great Britain.

This is a country that is providing key assistance and is one of our main strategic partners," Yermak said on television. "Today, a very important conversation indeed (with the U.K.) took place," he added. The Group of Seven (G7) members presented[3] their long-term security commitments for Ukraine at the NATO summit in Vilnius in early July.

Under this plan, individual countries will provide bilateral support to help Kyiv repel the ongoing Russian invasion and deter any future aggression. According to Yermak, 13 other countries have already joined the G7 declaration.

G7 reveals plans to deter future Russian aggression against Ukraine The Group of Seven (G7) officially announced plans for long-term security commitments to help Ukraine defend itself against current and future Russian aggression in a statement issued on July 12.

[4] Martin Fornusek

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Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent.

He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press.

He also volunteers as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukrainer.

Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.

References

  1. ^ said (www.youtube.com)
  2. ^ started (www.president.gov.ua)
  3. ^ presented (kyivindependent.com)
  4. ^ G7 reveals plans to deter future Russian aggression against UkraineThe Group of Seven (G7) officially announced plans for long-term security commitments to help Ukraine defend itself against current and future Russian aggression in a statement issued on July 12. (kyivindependent.com)

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