Six EU countries have not yet joined the declaration of security guarantees for Ukraine. The list includes Austria, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Croatia, the Office of the President of Ukraine reported.
According to the deputy head of the presidential office, Andrei Sibiga, “all these states have the political will to become parties to the declaration,” but so far they have not supported the document, Kommersant quotes.
At the same time, Slovakia and Hungary openly oppose the supply of military aid to Ukraine.
The Declaration of Security Guarantees for Ukraine was adopted in July this year and provides for cooperation in the defense sector. The first country to sign security guarantee agreements on a bilateral basis should be the UK.
The day before, the Ukrainian authorities held a meeting on security guarantees with representatives of 32 countries and the European Union. It was attended by the USA, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Great Britain, Albania, Belgium, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Greece, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Spain, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, North Macedonia, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Finland, Czech Republic, Montenegro, Sweden, Poland, Slovakia, Turkey and the EU.
Source: Rosbalt
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