After this, the Ukrainian president will go to Paris.
Germany will sign a bilateral agreement with Ukraine today.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky will meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin late Friday morning.
“As part of these negotiations, a bilateral agreement on security guarantees and long-term support will be signed,” it says in a message from the German government.
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Zelensky and Scholz will give a joint press conference, and then the Ukrainian leader will meet with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
- After this, the Ukrainian president will fly to Paris, where he is expected to sign agreements on similar bilateral obligations with France.
- In January it became known that France is ready to sign a security agreement with Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron believes that bilateral security agreements between Ukraine and NATO countries, together with Western assistance, will help put pressure on Vladimir Putin.
- At the same time, London signed a security agreement with Kiev.
- The United States announced its intention to sign this document, and Ukraine and Denmark agreed to begin negotiations on signing a similar agreement.
- In July 2023, the Group of Seven signed a declaration to support Ukraine's security and help with the reforms necessary for NATO membership. On the basis of this document, bilateral security agreements will be concluded between Ukraine and individual guarantor countries.