Ukraine, Poland Sign Security Agreement to Intercept Russian Missiles and Drones

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk signed an agreement on security cooperation between Ukraine and the Republic of Poland in Warsaw.

This was reported by the Office of the Ukrainian President.

This year, Poland will provide several more packages of military assistance and, according to the agreement, undertakes to continue to support Ukraine for ten years.

Poland will consider providing Ukraine with at least one additional MiG-29 squadron (at least 14 fighters). 

For the first time among the bilateral security agreements already signed, the document provides for the possibility of intercepting missiles and drones in Ukraine's airspace fired in the direction of Poland. 

For the first time, the security agreement also provides for the creation of a "Ukrainian Legion" - training of personnel of the Security and Defence Forces of Ukraine in Poland, which will be open to Ukrainian citizens temporarily residing in Poland and other countries. 

The agreement contains a powerful section on cooperation in the defence industry, including the location of Polish defence companies' production facilities in Ukraine and the exploration of additional opportunities for joint defence production. 

Poland will also continue to operate the POLLOGHUB logistics hub and use the potential of the LitPolUkraine Brigade to strengthen the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The document aims to strengthen cooperation in the non-military sphere, in particular in intelligence, cybersecurity, maritime and information security, and critical infrastructure protection. 

Separate blocks of the agreement deal with economic recovery and reconstruction, border infrastructure, and the development of transit potential.

Political cooperation includes issues of European integration, implementation of the Ukrainian peace formula, sanctions, compensation for damages to Ukraine, and bringing the aggressor to justice. 

Poland clearly reaffirms its support for Ukraine's membership in the EU and NATO. 

The document was signed in pursuance of the G7 Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine, adopted in Vilnius on 12 July 2023. 

Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, Poland has provided our country with 44 military packages of various types of weapons and ammunition worth more than EUR 4 billion. 

In total, Ukraine has already concluded 21 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, and Poland.