25 countries join G7 declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine

This was announced by the head of the Ukrainian President's Office Andriy Yermak during a telethon.

"This week, the number of countries that have joined the declaration agreed in Vilnius has reached 25. Only this week we have been joined by Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Lithuania and North Macedonia," Yermak said.

At the same time, the head of the President's Office emphasized that by the end of 2023, Ukraine would sign the first bilateral agreements on security commitments, which would be the practical implementation of the G7 declaration.

"These are very specific agreements. We will not allow the practice of the Budapest Memorandum, which is very sad for us, to be repeated. That is why we have all this experience today, and that is why these will be very specific agreements with very specific obligations," Yermak said.

Declaration on Security Assurances for Ukraine

Declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine

On Wednesday, July 12, the G7 nations reached a consensus on a collaborative declaration outlining security assurances for Ukraine. The agreement will be open to all interested parties. US President Joe Biden said that the declaration outlines support for Ukraine in the short and long term.

On the same day, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden joined the declaration. Subsequently, Spain, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Portugal also joined.

During a UN General Assembly debate on July 18, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba proposed that all United Nations member countries consider becoming signatories to the Group of Seven's declaration on security assurances for Ukraine.

On July 25, Romania decided to join the G7 declaration in support of Ukraine, presented on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius.

On August 3, Ukraine announced that it had initiated negotiations with the United States to establish security guarantees.

Ukraine embarked on negotiations for a bilateral security guarantee agreement with its second partner, the United Kingdom. These negotiations with London were initiated on August 11.

On August 12, Greece became the 14th country to join the G7 Vilnius Declaration in support of Ukraine. 

On August 15, North Macedonia joined the G7 declaration on providing security guarantees for Ukraine.

On August 16, the Bulgarian Council of Ministers adopted a decision approving Bulgaria's accession to the G7 declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine.

On August 17, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia joined the G7 declaration on security guarantees and support for Ukraine.