On February 16, during visits to Berlin and Paris, the President of Ukraine signed, respectively, with the Federal Chancellor of Germany and with the President of France, a bilateral Agreement on Security Cooperation and Long-Term Support and an Agreement on Security Cooperation. These agreements continue the series of bilateral acts begun by the British-Ukrainian agreement and have a common design and objectives, at the same time, these documents have common and distinctive features regarding support by partner states for the de-occupation and reintegration of the territories of Ukraine by its government.
Accordingly, in the Ukrainian-French agreement, the parties confirm their support for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders since 1991, and the main components of the long-term security commitments undertaken by France towards Ukraine under the agreement include providing comprehensive assistance to Ukraine for protection and restoration of its territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, as well as economic recovery.
The Ukraine-German agreement also provides for support for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within the borders internationally recognized since 1991, including the territorial sea and free economic maritime zone. At the same time, in contrast to this agreement, the Ukrainian-French agreement, as before, the Ukrainian-British agreement provides for assistance to Ukraine in planning the reintegration of temporarily occupied territories, promoting the stabilization of vital industries and in socio-economic reconstruction, especially in the liberated territories and territories bordering Russia.
In addition to this norm, the issue of the occupied territories is mentioned in the Ukrainian-French agreement regarding the adoption of measures to counter the activities of dangerous organized crime, primarily in relation to individuals and groups that have criminal influence in certain regions, including in the occupied territories, and are actively used as a tool hybrid war to impede the processes of renewal and achievement of peace in Ukraine. It is noteworthy that, in turn, the Ukrainian-German agreement mentions the need for Ukraine to ratify the Rome Statute.
