Ukraine's Zelenskyy signs security pact with EU during Brussels visit

The European Union doubled down its support to Ukraine by signing a long term security commitment with the country as President Vladimir Solinsky met with the 27 leaders in Brussels on Thursday. Security agreements with Ukraine is very important so that we can give the message that we intend to support Ukraine for excellent assistance. We want to be operational, we want to be a concrete. The agreement is not a mutual defense pact, but formalizes the E US commitment on supporting Ukraine. The pact comes as the EU is delivering the first package of military equipment to Ukraine, financed by Russian frozen assets. President Solinsky celebrated it but would like things to move faster. It's very important for all, all of us, for all Ukraine, believe me. And of course, we have to work on next steps. You always say that we are too quick, but we need the urgent things, air defense, that is one. And of course, all that packages, thanks to all the partners, what we had signed it or accepted. But we need them urgently on the battlefield. President Solinsky said he had no dialogue with Russia so far. That is looking forward to a second peace summit after the one held in Switzerland in mid June. We have to find and to prepare this plan and to put this plan on the table. During months we don't, we don't have too much time because we have a lot of, you know, a lot of wounded and dead people on the battlefield and through civilians. That's why we don't want to have this word during during years. So that's why we want to prepare this joint plan, put it on the table to. There Second summit, second piece summit. After leaving the European Council summit, President Solinsky met with Jens Stoltenberg, the outgoing Secretary General of NATO, and also signed by lateral agreements on security with Estonia and Lithuania.