EU Pledges Continued Support for Ukraine with New Security Agreement

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on June 27 signed security agreements with the European Union, Estonia, and Lithuania at the start of a two-day EU summit in Brussels. The security deal with the European Union reinforces the bloc’s support for Kyiv in nine areas of security and defense policy. A draft of the agreement obtained by RFE/RL reiterates the “resolute condemnation of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine” and reaffirms the EU’s “unwavering support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty,…