2024-05-12 00:14:16
“The European Union and its member states, together with partners, will contribute to long-term security commitments to Ukraine that will help Ukraine to defend itself, resist attempts to destabilize the situation and deter future aggression,” says the eleven-page document, which was agreed upon by EU ambassadors in Brussels. These measures ensure political, military and economic support for the country attacked by Russia.
The project is currently being coordinated by the European External Action Service and the government in Kyiv, the newspaper continues. The security obligations should enter into force at the latest at the beginning of July this year.
According to the report, the EU will provide Ukraine with immediate consultations in the event of new attacks, but they will have to be approved by both sides before that. The possibility that in the event of an attack EU soldiers would participate in battles against Russia together with Ukrainian soldiers is implicitly ruled out.
But Brussels, according to the draft, promises to continue supplying Kyjivy with lethal and non-lethal weapons, continue military training, help reform the security sector, help demining the country and cooperate in defending against hybrid threats and cyber attacks. The EU is also committed to supporting the reconstruction of Ukraine.
2024-05-12 00:14:16