Zelensky called on all EU countries to join Declaration on Security Guarantees for Ukraine

So far, 20 EU states have joined the Declaration on Security Assurances for Ukraine. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on the remaining EU countries that have not yet joined to do so.

He said this today, speaking at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Kyiv, Censor.NET reports citing Interfax-Ukraine.

"We are grateful to the Group of Seven and all the states that are already working with us on relevant security commitments. Already 20 EU states have joined the Declaration on Safeguards, and it will be a strong step when the other seven states of the European Community join," he said in a speech at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Kyiv on Monday.

He said, "Every such step towards accession is a clear signal to Russia that there is no alternative to peace and stability".

"We expect to sign the first bilateral agreements with our partners on guarantees by the end of the year," he said.

"We all agree that Ukraine will be a member of the Alliance. And the experience of the past decades shows how important this is. And how dangerous it is when there is a certain "grey zone" in Europe without geopolitical stability. It is these grey areas that tempt the aggressor. That is why we are working on security guarantees for the time being - for the period until Ukraine becomes a NATO member. The architecture of such guarantees can help us with geopolitical stability, for all of us. I emphasize: for all of us, not just Ukraine," Zelenskyy concluded.