Ukraine signs security agreement with Finland
3 April 2024 15:55
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President of Finland Alexander Stubb today signed an agreement on security cooperation and long-term support, Kommersant Ukrainian 
citing the press service of the Office of the President of Ukraine.
By this document, Finland pledged to continue supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression, providing military and financial assistance. Finland also promises to help with energy and environmental issues, strengthen border protection and critical infrastructure, and provide medical treatment for Ukrainian servicemen.
Finland supports and will continue to support Ukraine’s accession to the EU and NATO.
It will also deepen its cooperation with Ukraine in the political, financial, humanitarian and reform areas.
The agreement is for a period of 10 years.
Along with the agreement, Finland announced another aid package to Ukraine worth €188 million. According to the document, the Finnish government plans to provide two more aid packages by the end of the year. Finland is also preparing a four-year plan to support Ukraine. It is reported that since the beginning of 2024, Finland has already allocated €400 million to Ukraine, bringing the total amount of Finnish aid since the start of the full-scale invasion to close to €2 billion.
The full text of the agreement is available here.
“Festival of security agreements”
Against the backdrop of disappointing news from the US Congress about the lack of a decision on aid, the “Festival of Security Agreements with Ukraine” is gaining momentum, when Western countries guarantee our security under bilateral agreements such as the Budapest Memorandum. Ukraine has previously signed such agreements with the UK, Germany, France, Denmark, Italy, Canada and the Netherlands. Under these agreements, these states pledge to support Ukraine in the face of the Russian threat with finance, weapons and humanitarian aid.
The United States and Poland may be among the next signatories, as it is known that the government has long been negotiating with these countries.
For example, the US Ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink, reported that two rounds of talks between Ukraine and the US had already taken place on the content and content of the relevant agreement with the US government.
Ukraine is desperately trying to gain the support of the world. In particular, the following 5 points of the Ukrainian Formula for Peace were presented at this year’s Davos Economic Forum.
