This day will go down in Ukraine's history – Zelenskyy on agreement with UK

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted in his evening address that Ukraine would base its work with other partners on the security agreement signed today with the UK.

Source: Zelenskyy in his evening address on 12 January

Quote: "This day has already entered the history of our state: today, we have an agreement with the UK, a security agreement that we have been working on for a long time. It is the first bilateral agreement implementing the G7’s basic understanding of security commitments for Ukraine, our defence, our security growth... I would like to thank the UK, and Prime Minister Sunak personally, for being the first and for your leadership."

Details: The President noted that the financial support would cover various aspects of the state's defence for 10 years.

Quote: "We have secured £2.5 billion of financial support for this year, and overall, during the ten-year term of the agreement, there will be a substantial amount of support every year. That includes weapons. Support for our defence sector. Our intelligence. Sanctions against Russia. Work on Russian assets. Protection against Russian cyberattacks – everything related to modern technology."

Details: Zelenskyy added that Ukraine will work with other partners on bilateral agreements based on this agreement with the UK.

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