Germany is ready to provide Ukraine with long-term security guarantees — their details are being discussed within the framework of the "Group of Seven" countries in consultation with Kyiv.
This was stated by Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz during a speech in the Bundestag.
Scholz did not specifically explain what these guarantees are but noted that they cannot be similar to the provisions of Article 5 of the NATO Treaty on Collective Defense (automatic military assistance in the event of an attack on a NATO country). According to him, these guarantees should be adapted to the "specific situation".
The chancellor explained that one can always rely on "highly effective sanctions".
- On March 31, Turkish President Recep Erdogan announced that his country is ready to become one of Ukraineʼs security guarantors. Details will be clarified.
- On April 2, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Luigi Di Maio, announced his countryʼs readiness to become a security guarantor of Ukraineʼs neutral status.
- Later, the head of the Presidentʼs Office, Andrii Yermak, said that a preliminary version of the agreement on international security guarantees for Ukraine may appear in July.