The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy held a meeting with the co-chairs of the International Working Group on Security Guarantees for Ukraine - Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak and former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who presented the head of state with recommendations developed by the group on future security guarantees for Ukraine, which should become the basis document called "Kyiv Security Compact" (Kyiv Security Compact).
As reported on the website of the head of state, Zelenskiy said that he had studied the document in detail. "I believe that it is prepared at a high level. This is the first, but very important step. These recommendations should become the basis of the future security agreement," he said.
The head of state expressed his wish for the expert group to continue its work and bring this project to completion.
According to the president, it is very important that the leaders of the most powerful states sign the future agreement. We should focus on those countries that demonstrated strong support for Ukraine after the start of a full-scale war with the Russian Federation.
Yermak noted that the basis of the presented proposals is the idea of creating a coalition of security guarantors of Ukraine, which should be based on a system of agreements united within the framework of a joint document on strategic partnership. "We expect that the Kyiv Security Treaty will unite the main group of allied countries and Ukraine. This group of guarantor states may consist of the USA, Great Britain, Canada, Poland, Italy, Germany, France, Australia, Turkey, as well as the Nordic countries Europe and the Baltic, Central and Eastern Europe," he said.
The head of the President's Office noted that in addition to the main, single agreement between Ukraine and individual guarantor states, bilateral agreements can be concluded that should regulate detailed aspects of relations between the countries regarding security support.
For his part, Rasmussen congratulated the Ukrainian state, its people and the Armed Forces on the successes at the front. "We see that one of the best guarantees is to ensure that Ukraine has a significant military force capable of resisting any attack," he said.
The former Secretary General of NATO noted that the Kyiv Security Treaty will differ significantly from the Budapest Memorandum of 1994. "It is not about the obligation to refrain from any actions, but on the contrary - to provide everything that Ukraine needs to ensure its protection," he explained.
Rasmussen noted that he is ready to submit developed recommendations regarding future security guarantees for Ukraine in the world's leading capitals.