“No agreement was signed,” clarify government sources regarding the signing of agreements between Greece and Ukraine during the Prime Minister’s recent visit to Odessa.

They clarify that last July the G7 group adopted a joint Declaration of support for the security of Ukraine over time, to which the EU and its member states have joined.

As they note, following this Declaration, the EU is discussing an EU-Ukraine security support agreement with Kiev. Our country, like the other EU member states, is discussing bilaterally with Ukraine.

The main objective of these discussions is to strengthen Ukraine’s resilience in all areas, i.e. economy, reconstruction, energy, civil protection, humanitarian aid, protection of cultural heritage, internal reforms, cyber security, etc.

These discussions are part of the framework of multifaceted support for Ukraine and its accession process.

Which countries have agreed?

  • France, Germany, Italy, Holland, Denmark.
  • Finland, Sweden, Spain, Belgium, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Baltics are negotiated.

Earlier, Mr Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis in his post on the X platform about the conversation he had with Volodymyr Zelensky, he said:

“I spoke with Volodymyr Zelensky before today’s European Council discussions on Ukraine. Greece will continue to support Ukraine. My visit to Odessa further demonstrated to me the urgent need to step up our aid. I am pleased to see Ukraine making steady progress towards EU membership.”

What Zelensky mentioned

On his part, Mr Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky proceeded to a post on the X platform in which he stated that he had been in contact with the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis. “I spoke with the Greek prime minister about the implementation of the agreements reached during his recent visit to Ukraine, as well as about our continued defense cooperation, particularly in terms of strengthening our air defense,” wrote Volodymyr Zelensky.

He also added that “on March 6 in Odessa, Prime Minister Mr. Mitsotakis was able to see first-hand the importance of reliable protection of our skies. In addition, I informed him about the Russian strike in Kiev this morning. We also agreed to speed up work on a bilateral security agreement based on the G7 Vilnius Declaration.”