Ukraine's Presidential office on security guarantees and negotiations with partner countries

"Out of the 27 EU countries, only 6 have not yet joined the joint declaration (regarding security guarantees for Ukraine)," said Sybiha. According to him, these countries are Austria, Croatia, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Malta.

"We are currently working with these partners to join the declaration as well," added the Deputy Head of the President's Office.

Sybiha noted that, in his opinion, there is no need to convince them of the expediency of joining since everyone understands that it will happen sooner or later.

"We are just talking about specific things, in which a particular state is strong and ready to take on commitments in one of the blocks outlined in the declaration. I believe that all these countries have the political will to become parties to the declaration," he added.

The Deputy Head of the President's Office also mentioned that the issue of joining the declaration on security guarantees was discussed during the meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs in Kyiv.

"Our expectations were conveyed, and we heard the position of the Polish side. I am confident that we will achieve the right result that both countries deserve," he said.

Security guarantees for Ukraine

In early July, G7 countries approved a declaration promising to provide security guarantees for Ukraine. It was previously known that 31 countries had already joined the declaration.

Several countries have also begun negotiations with Ukraine on security guarantees on a bilateral basis. In particular, negotiations with Germany began on November 17.

Also, on December 20, the second round of negotiations on security guarantees between Ukraine and the United Kingdom took place.