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Ukraine and UK start talks on security guarantees

12 August 2023 04:27 (UTC +04:00)

Ukraine and the United Kingdom have begun “initial working-level negotiations” on security guarantees, Ukraine’s Presidential Office said in a statement on Friday, APA reports citing CNN.

The countries are using the Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine signed by countries of the G7 last month as a basis for the negotiations, according to the office.

“The United Kingdom became the second country after the United States with which Ukraine started relevant negotiations,” the statement read, noting “the United Kingdom has consistently demonstrated its leadership and example in making and implementing the boldest decisions to support Ukraine.”
Andriy Yermak, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, who is leading the Ukrainian delegation in the negotiations, called the UK “one of the main strategic partners.” He added that the negotiations are aimed at strengthening the countries’ “common security in the entire Euro-Atlantic region.”

Yermak said Ukraine already has agreements to start consultations with almost all of the countries that have joined the declaration on security guarantees.

The United Kingdom is the second country after the United States with which Ukraine has started relevant negotiations, according to the statement.