Ukraine and France sign an agreement on security guarantees
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Ukraine and France sign an agreement on security guarantees

Volodymyr Zelenskyi
Zelensky and Macron

On February 16, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron signed an agreement on cooperation in the security field.

Agreement on security guarantees with France

Zelensky and Macron signed the document at the Elysee Palace.

Earlier, Macron's office reported that this agreement is in line with the commitments made in the G7 format on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius in July 2023.

As part of the agreement, Paris announced 3 billion euros for Ukraine's military needs in 2024.

France is ready to rearm, the outcome of the war between Ukraine and the Russian Federation is decisive for the interests of the EU.

The agreement will be valid for 10 years. Also, France will provide 6 billion euros for Ukraine's military needs.

Previously, Ukraine had already signed a similar agreement with Germany and Great Britain.

Security agreements with Ukraine: what is known

On February 16, during a visit to Berlin, Volodymyr Zelenskyi signed a security agreement with Germany.

The agreement states that in 2024, Germany will provide funds for military aid to Ukraine in the total amount of more than 7 billion euros.

Germany will also work to maintain sanctions pressure on Russia and combat sanctions evasion.

On January 12, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak signed an agreement on security cooperation between Ukraine and Great Britain.

Britain will provide 2.5 billion pounds of military aid to Ukraine in 2024-2025, which is 200 million pounds more than in the previous two years.

At least 200 million pounds sterling (about 8 billion hryvnias) will be spent on the purchase and production of thousands of military drones for Ukraine, including reconnaissance, attack and naval ones.

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End of the war. The US announced a new deadline

The US has extended the deadline again
Source:  online.ua

US President Donald Trump believes that within 180 days he and his team will be able to start a peace process to end Russia's war against Ukraine, US Special Representative for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg said.

Points of attention

  • The White House points to its desire to ensure Ukrainian sovereignty and rights as the war ends.
  • The special representative believes that the war will end in less than a year.

The US has extended the deadline again

Kellogg believes that Trump's team has accomplished more in less than 30 days in office than Joe Biden's administration has in three years.

Moreover, he assured that the specificity of the new US president's approach to ending the war is that the American leader looks at it "from a humanitarian perspective."

Keith Kellogg also made it clear that the White House is determined to "ensure Ukrainian sovereignty, as well as that Ukraine is protected in its rights."

According to the special representative, the war will end in less than a year:

"I am publicly taking 180 days to engage all parties," Kellogg stated.

He also added that he is responsible for the Ukrainian and European directions, and Special Representative Steve Witkoff is responsible for the Russian direction.

We do it for speed, because the question is when will it be over. I live in Trump's time — he asks today, and tomorrow he asks why it's not done yet.

Keith Kellogg

Keith Kellogg

Donald Trump's Special Representative for Ukraine and Russia

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