G7 Countries Vow Long-Term Military Support for Ukraine

President Biden and other Group of Seven leaders on Wednesday pledged long-term support for Ukraine and announced that they would each negotiate a bilateral security deal with Kyiv.

“Today we are launching negotiations with Ukraine to formalize — through bilateral security commitments and arrangements aligned with this multilateral framework, in accordance with our respective legal and constitutional requirements — our enduring support to Ukraine,” the G7 said in a joint statement.

The G7 said each member will “work with Ukraine on specific, bilateral, long-term security commitments and arrangements.” The G7 includes the US, Italy, Japan, France, Germany, Britain, Canada, and the EU.