Ukraine and Latvia sign bilateral security agreement - Zelenskyy

Ukraine and Latvia sign bilateral security agreement - Zelenskyy

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Latvia will provide Ukraine with annual military aid of 0.25% of GDP, as well as support in cyber defense, demining, and drones for 10 years, while unconditionally supporting Ukraine's EU and NATO membership applications.

Ukraine and Latvia have signed a bilateral security agreement. This was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday, indicating that he had signed the document together with Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs, UNN reports.

Together with the President of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, we have just signed a bilateral security agreement between our countries

- Zelensky wrote on social media.

According to him, Latvia will provide Ukraine with military assistance worth 0.25% of GDP annually. In addition, Latvia is making a 10-year commitment to support Ukraine in cyber defense, demining, unmanned technologies, and unconditionally promotes our accession to the EU and NATO.

"I am grateful to friendly Latvia! This is exactly the specificity and predictability that our struggle for freedom and independence requires," the President noted.

Addendum

Earlier Ukraine has already concluded 8 bilateral security agreements: with the UK, Germany, France, Denmark, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, and Finland.