EU will offer Ukraine bilateral security arrangements. Guarantors - USA, Great Britain, France, and Germany, - Financial Times
The European Union is preparing to offer future security guarantees to Ukraine, as the bloc’s leaders plan to agree on their long-term commitments amid war and growing instability in Russia.
The Financial Times writes about it, Censor.NET reports with reference to Babel.
According to him, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States have led the efforts for bilateral security agreements.
These agreements will provide Ukraine with long-term financing, military supplies, training, and intelligence.
The FT writes that this declaration was developed by France, which wants to send a "very clear political signal" to Ukraine and Russia. One of the newspaper's sources added that such guarantees show the EU's interest in a broader security system designed to protect Ukraine, not just one that will be on the side of NATO under the leadership of the United States.
Meanwhile, future security guarantees have drawn opposition from Ireland, Malta, and Austria, EU neutrals who want more details on what such guarantees would entail.
However, in a previous statement of the EU leaders, it is said that their countries "are ready to contribute together with partners to future security guarantees for Ukraine, which will help it protect itself in the long term, deter acts of aggression and resist destabilization attempts."
The document adds that the work will be aimed at "rapid consideration of mechanisms for such contributions", taking into account the security and defense policies of certain member states (neutral countries).
