Item 1 of 2 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European leaders attend a family photo session, during the European Union leaders’ summit in Brussels, Belgium June 27, 2024. REUTERS/Johanna Geron
The agreement with the EU lays out the bloc’s commitment to help Ukraine in nine areas of security and defence policy – including arms deliveries, military training, defence industry cooperation and demining, according to a draft seen by Reuters.
Countries including the United States, Britain, France and Germany have sealed such pacts with Kyiv.
Officials say the agreements are not the same as the mutual defence pact between NATO nations, but are pledges to provide Ukraine with weapons and other aid to bolster its own security and deter any future invasion.
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Reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout, Tassilo Hummel and Andrew Gray; Editing by Alex Richardson
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