Ukraine and Belgium have signed an agreement on security and long-term support. According to reports, this is the 11th such agreement for Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Twitter after signing the agreement with Prime Minister Alexander de Croo.


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today in Brussels, Prime Minister <a href="https://twitter.com/alexanderdecroo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AlexanderDeCroo</a> and I signed a bilateral security and long-term support agreement between Ukraine and Belgium.<br><br>The document includes at least €977 million in Belgian military aid to Ukraine this year, as well as Belgium&#39;s commitment to…</p>&mdash; Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1795358045733564527?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The agreement includes financial assistance of at least €977 million this year, as well as a promise to provide support over a ten-year period.


Also, for the first time, the agreement states that Ukraine will receive 30 F-16 fighter jets by 2028, with the first deliveries this year.


The agreement provides for various types of assistance, including armored vehicles, demining, cybersecurity, and intelligence cooperation.


Earlier we reported that President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will go to Belgium on Tuesday, May 28, as part of an official visit.