Czech Republic and Slovenia Sign Security Agreements with Ukraine
The Czech Republic and Slovenia have signed security agreements with Ukraine. In Woodstock, UK, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala signed an agreement on security cooperation and long-term support between Ukraine and the Czech Republic. Volodymyr Zelenskyy also signed an agreement on security and long-term support with the Republic of Slovenia with the Prime Minister of Slovenia Robert Golob.
Slovenia has already provided Ukraine with 13 packages of military assistance (including 2024) and intends to maintain this level of support throughout the ten-year term of the Agreement. The Republic of Slovenia also undertakes to meet Ukraine's urgent needs to strengthen its security capabilities. Separate blocks of the document relate to non-military support. In particular, Slovenia will allocate an additional 5 million euros for humanitarian aid, economic recovery and the humanitarian programme ‘Grain from Ukraine’.
Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, the Czech Republic has provided military assistance to Ukraine worth about €400 million and will continue to do so over the 10 years of the document's validity. The Czech Republic will also explore options for the supply of additional military equipment, taking into account the needs of our country.
A significant part of the agreement is devoted to enhanced cooperation in the military-technical sphere, primarily in the areas of small and large calibre ammunition, small arms and light weapons production, as well as UAVs, electronic warfare and heavy equipment. The Czech Republic will continue to assist Ukraine within the framework of 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 their industrial ammunition production capacities and establish joint ventures.
The two countries will continue to train about 4,000 Ukrainian defenders annually - this year and in the future within the framework of the EU Military Assistance Mission to Ukraine (EUMAM).
In total, Ukraine has signed 25 bilateral security agreements: with the UK, Germany, France, Denmark, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, Latvia, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Japan, the US, the EU, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Luxembourg, Romania, the Czech Republic and Slovenia.