The Patriot system and strengthening security in the Black Sea region: Ukraine and Romania sign security agreement
Kyiv • UNN
Romania will provide Ukraine with a Patriot air defense system and support its security efforts in the Black Sea region under a new bilateral agreement.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis signed an agreement on security cooperation between Ukraine and Romania. In particular, Romania will transfer the Patriot system. UNN reports this with reference to the OP.
In Washington, DC, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President of Romania Klaus Iohannis signed the Agreement on Security Cooperation between Ukraine and Romania,
It is reported that Romania will provide Ukraine with the Patriot system, support Ukraine with the same dynamics as in 2022-2024, and facilitate the fastest possible transit of all necessary equipment through its territory to Ukraine.
This agreement is characterized by specific points of cooperation to strengthen security in the Black Sea region. Romania will assist Ukraine in demining the Black Sea and provide support through EU and NATO instruments,
Also, official Bucharest, together with its partners, will help the F-16 training center to train Ukrainian pilots, thus contributing to the coalition's air force capabilities. Romania will support Ukraine's defense industry.
Separate sections of the document deal with intelligence and counterintelligence, cybersecurity, information security, humanitarian demining, sanctions, and the restoration and reconstruction of Ukraine.
In addition, the agreement sets out a mechanism for a 24-hour emergency response in the event of repeated Russian aggression against our country or a significant escalation.
Ukraine and Romania have signed a security agreement to implement the G7 Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine of July 12, 2023. In total, our country has already signed 23 bilateral security agreements: with the UK, Germany, France, Denmark, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, Latvia, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Japan, the US, the EU, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Luxembourg, and Romania.
The full text of the agreement is available at the link.
