Speaking in the country’s parliament, the British prime minister used the wording of “security obligations.”
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak did not use the term “security assurances” regarding the agreement with Ukraine during his speech in parliament. Instead, the head of the British government used the wording of “commitments” several times in his speech.
Sunak, in particular, recalled his visit to Kyiv last week and emphasized that Britain was the first country in Europe to begin training Ukrainian soldiers and provided Ukraine with main battle tanks and long-range missiles.
“We are now the first to honor the promise made at last year’s NATO summit, together with other countries, to provide new bilateral security commitments,” the British prime minister said.
He also emphasized that Ukraine’s rightful place is in NATO, and the Alliance will become stronger together with Ukraine.
“But these commitments will help bridge the gap until then,” Sunak said.
As you know, the term “security obligations” was used in the title of the so-called “Budapest Memorandum”, so now Kyiv insists on using the wording “security obligations”.
Security agreement between Ukraine and Great Britain
On December 12, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak signed a historic security agreement. According to the document, the Kingdom will provide Ukraine with 2.5 billion pounds of military assistance. In addition, London will assist Kyiv in intelligence sharing, military training and defense-industrial cooperation.
