Ukraine has signed agreements on security cooperation with the Republic of Lithuania and Estonia.
This is stated by the press service of the President of Ukraine.
In particular, on June 27, in Brussels, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda signed a document according to which Lithuania will provide Ukraine with annual support in the field of security and defense in the amount of 0.25% of GDP.
This year, Lithuania's military assistance to Ukraine has already reached almost €80 million, of which €35 million was allocated to the Czech initiative for the purchase of artillery ammunition. "And this amount for 2024 is constantly growing due to new military assistance packages," the statement said.
Lithuania will provide Ukraine with security support and modern military equipment in the land, air, maritime, space, and cyber-electromagnetic spheres. Lithuania will also potentially resume a military training mission on the territory of Ukraine.
Certain points of the document provide joint counteraction to hybrid threats and nuclear risks, as well as strengthening the protection of critical infrastructure and cooperation in the field of intelligence.
Lithuania will work with Ukraine to determine the sources of funding necessary for the development of Ukraine's defense industry.
The document enshrines support for Ukraine's Peace Formula and our country's membership in the EU and NATO. Separate chapters relate to bringing the aggressor to justice, strengthening sanctions against Russia, and working on a compensation mechanism.
Lithuania will continue to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine and participate in the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine.
In Brussels, Zelenskyy also signed a security agreement with Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.
Estonia will provide Ukraine with defense assistance worth more than €100 million this year and will continue to provide comprehensive support throughout the ten-year term of the document. The Estonian government will allocate at least 0.25% of GDP annually in 2024-2027 for military support to Ukraine. Estonia was the first country to propose fixing a percentage of GDP to support Ukraine in bilateral security agreements.
The document sets out certain aspects of long-term military assistance to Ukraine, including the types of weapons Estonia provides, namely artillery (122-mm and 155-mm howitzers), anti-tank missile systems, missiles and mines, Carl Gustaf rifles, grenade launchers, unmanned aerial vehicles, and electronic warfare equipment.
Ukraine and Estonia will establish a regular Strategic Dialogue to discuss security and defense issues of both countries. The agreement also enshrines cooperation in the supply of arms and military equipment, training, the activities of the IT coalition and other coalitions as well as in-depth cooperation in the defense industry.
Separate blocks of the agreement relate to strengthening sanctions against Russia, compensation for damages, bringing the aggressor to justice, assisting our countryin recovery and reconstruction, countering hybrid threats, cooperation in cyber and information security, and protecting critical infrastructure.
The document also reaffirmed Estonia's support for Ukraine's future membership in the EU and NATO.
Ukraine and Estonia signed a bilateral security agreement to implement the G7 Joint Declaration of July 12, 2023.
In total, Ukraine has already concluded twenty bilateral security agreements to implement the provisions of the G7 Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine adopted in Vilnius on July 12, 2023. Ukraine has signed bilateral security agreements with the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Denmark, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, Latvia, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Japan, the United States, the EU, Estonia, and Lithuania.