“Photo: president.gov.ua During an evening video address on January 16, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the so-called century-old agreement between Ukraine and Great Britain contains a secret part. It will give our state stability and the opportunity to develop. – Visit of the British Prime Minister and signing of the one-year agreement. This is a fundamentally new format of relations. The closest relations are now between Ukraine and Britain, and […]”, — write: businessua.com.ua
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During an evening video address on January 16, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said that the so-called century-old agreement between Ukraine and Great Britain contains a secret part. It will give our state stability and the opportunity to develop.
– Visit of the British Prime Minister and signing of the one-year agreement. This is a fundamentally new format of relations. The closest relations are now between Ukraine and Britain, and some of the things we included in the century-old agreement with Britain can definitely be done also with other states, developing our partnerships. More defensive interaction, more security. For this year alone, we have 6.6 billion dollars in military aid from Britain, of which more than three – this will be the annual amount – the amount of support is mandatory, and it is as much as it will be needed – long-term. In addition, the agreement envisages economic, technological and educational cooperation – the development of our schools and universities together with British ones. There is also a closed, secret part of the agreement. Everything that really gives us stability and opportunities to develop, said Zelensky.
The president also noted that today he and the British Prime Minister met with the manufacturers of Ukrainian drones. These are the weapons that are currently being produced in Ukraine and it is most profitable to produce them here than anywhere else in Europe.
– And we are constantly making our drones more efficient. There will be more investments from partners – in the production of Ukrainian drones. This year should be a record year in terms of the volume of our drones, the guarantor said.
- On January 16, the leaders of Ukraine and Great Britain signed the Agreement on 100-year partnership between the countries in Kyiv. The document contains a closed part and can be terminated by either party.
- On May 3, 2024, Britain and Ukraine began negotiations on a 100-year partnership agreement across the spectrum of relations. This was reported by the British Embassy following the visit of David Cameron, the head of the British Foreign Ministry, to Kyiv. The 100-year partnership was first mentioned by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on January 15, 2024, during a speech in the British Parliament.
Source: kp.ua