Ukraine-UK Sign Security Cooperation For 10 Years

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak/Instagram @zelenskyy_official

JAKARTA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Britain and his country signed a security cooperation agreement for 10 years that had "unprecedented".

In Telegram's upload, Zelenskyy said he agreed with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on annual support for Ukraine and "comprehensive cooperation" to increase the military potential of the armed and security forces and strengthen the military industrial complex, state institutions, and public systems.

With this collaboration, Kiev will reach a level of security that based on the facts of its existence' will prevent Russia, according to Zelenskyy.

"The agreement period with the UK is 10 years. This period can be extended - by analogy with other similar security agreements agreed by global leaders," Antara reported from Anadolu, Saturday, January 13.

"Today is the history of our country today we have agreements with the UK, security agreements that we have been working on for a long time. This is the first bilateral agreement to implement a Group of Seven agreement on guarantees of Ukraine's security, our protection, and our security growth," Zelenskyy said.

"Thank you to the UK and personally to Mr. Prime Minister Sunak for his priority and leadership," he added.

Zelenskyy also thanked Baltic countries for their decision to supply weapons to Ukraine, providing economic assistance and support to Ukraine to join the European Union and NATO.

In a separate statement, Zelenskyy said he had met with the United States Special Envoy for Ukraine's Economic Recovery Penny Pritzker.

"This visit is a strong signal of firm support for our country. Last year was a record-breaking year for the development of Ukraine-American relations. We are determined to continue to maintain this dynamic," he said.

US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby previously said the Biden administration was in the final stages of preparing a final aid package for Ukraine if Congress failed to provide more funding.