Ukraine Compact signed at NATO summit: details

The official website of the European Commission reported the information.

The Ukraine Compact was signed by the leaders of the United States, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, and the EU.

The parties pledged to:

• Support Ukraine's defense needs by providing military assistance, economic support, and training,
• Accelerate efforts to build up the future defense forces by 2027 (note: this may be extended to the 2030s),
• In the event of a new Russian attack on Ukraine (note: after the end of the current war), quickly and collectively come together and decide on the provision of rapid and long-term assistance.
• The agreements of the Ukraine Compact are valid until Ukraine joins NATO and the EU.

"We declare our enduring intent and commitment to ensure Ukraine can successfully defend its freedom, independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity today and deter acts of aggression in the future," the statement said. 

Security guarantees for Ukraine

Ukraine has already signed 23 bilateral security agreements: with the UK, Germany, France, Denmark, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, Latvia, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Japan, the US, the EU, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, and Luxembourg. In particular, on July 11, with Romania.