Ukraine Signs Security Pacts with Slovenia and Czech Republic

In the British city of Woodstock, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi and Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob signed an agreement on security cooperation and long-term support between Ukraine and the Republic of Slovenia.

According to the press service of the President's Office, Slovenia has already provided Ukraine with 13 packages of military aid and intends to maintain this level of support throughout the ten-year term of the agreement.

Separate blocks of the document refer to non-military support. In particular, Slovenia will additionally allocate 5 million euros for humanitarian aid, economic recovery and the "Grain from Ukraine" humanitarian program.

Bankova also adds that the document clearly enshrines Slovenia's comprehensive support for Ukraine's future membership in the EU and NATO.

Volodymyr Zelenskyi and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala signed a security agreement. The President's Office reports that a significant part of the agreement is devoted to enhanced cooperation in the military-technical sphere, primarily small- and large-caliber ammunition, the possibility of producing small arms and light weapons, as well as UAVs, radio-electronic warfare and heavy equipment.

"The Czech Republic will continue to help our country within its initiative to supply 155 mm and 122 mm artillery shells with the support of partner countries. In addition, Ukraine and the Czech Republic will strengthen industrial capacities for the production of ammunition in their territories, as well as create joint enterprises," the message reads.

Petr Fiala called the signing of the agreement "an important symbol" that outlines the current partnership and creates space for future cooperation.

Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, the Czech Republic has provided Ukraine with military aid in the amount of about 400 million euros.

In total, Ukraine has already signed 25 bilateral security agreements.