Ukraine and Denmark signed an Agreement on security cooperation and long-term support.
In Lviv, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen signed an Agreement on security cooperation and long-term support between Denmark and Ukraine, as reported by The Presidential Office of Ukraine.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Denmark for its solidarity with Ukrainians. He emphasized that this agreement is a strong document, which confirms Denmark’s unwavering support for Ukrainians. It includes at least €1.8 billion in assistance for this year.
Today, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen @Statsmin and I signed an agreement on security cooperation and long-term support between Denmark and Ukraine.
This is a strong document, which confirms Denmark’s unwavering support for our people. It includes at least €1.8 billion in… pic.twitter.com/GZWcvLL6os
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) February 23, 2024
President of Ukraine also said that Denmark will also support efforts in securing a holistic F-16 capacity through the Air Force Capability Coalition by providing fighter jets, ammunition, simulators, training, and maintenance.
“We continue to work on a new security architecture for our country. We thank Denmark for its solidarity with our people. Thank you for your help!”, noted Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
According to the agreement, Denmark formalises its long-term bilateral security commitments to Ukraine. Denmark will provide long-term military support to Ukraine’s self-defence, resilience and deterrence of future Russian aggression. In 2024, the military support will amount to at least EUR 1.8 billion.
Danish military support will facilitate a modernisation of the security and defence forces of Ukraine and a greater degree of interoperability with the security and defence forces of Ukraine with NATO standards and other relevant international organisations. This includes, inter alia, the provision of equipment, training (including train-the-trainer programmes) and infrastructure required for greater NATO interoperability and compatibility, as well as support to the development of Ukrainian Future Force design.
The agreement states that Denmark will contribute to the development of Ukraine’s defence industrial base and identify opportunities for closer partnerships. Special attention will be given to the preservation of Ukraine’s military edge necessary for the self-defence against Russia’s full-scale war of aggression.
According to the agreement, Ukraine and Denmark will cooperate on developing defence technologies, especially in the area of new technologies. Denmark will support development of Ukraine’s defence industry in particular through investments, information exchange, joint R&D as well as production.
Ukraine commits to implement reforms as defined by the EU, IMF and NATO covering, inter alia, governance, transparency, anti-corruption and democratic control over the security and defence forces.