Trade is the key to unlocking our potential through new opportunities for investment and job creation in Ukraine and across the UK. Recognising the already close cooperation between our countries within international organisations the UK and Ukraine intend to strengthen foreign policy coordination and work more closely together on the international stage. We underline our continued support for the mediation efforts of France and Germany in this regard. We call on Russia to de-escalate and abide by its international commitments and engage fully in the Normandy format, aimed at securing a lasting political solution to the conflict. We underscore that support for Ukraine as an independent state cannot be considered adversarial to Russia, nor an attempt to encircle or undermine it. The UK commends Ukraine’s restraint in the face of ongoing Russian aggression. Ukraine reaffirms, with UK support, its commitment to implementing comprehensive internal reforms, which will build resilience, attract foreign investment and strengthen prosperity. The UK reaffirms our unwavering commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and support for Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic path.
The UK-Ukraine Political, Free Trade and Strategic Partnership Agreement signed by Prime Minister Johnson and President Zelenskyy on 8 October 2020, reflects the breadth and depth of our relations.Īt the initial Strategic Dialogue meeting on 8 December, Foreign Secretary Truss and Foreign Minister Kuleba discussed ways to build stronger trade links and strengthen cooperation for 2022 and beyond, at all levels, including contacts at the highest level. The UK’s partnership with Ukraine has developed over thirty years, built on a shared commitment to democratic principles, human rights and equality to international peace and security to promoting the benefits of trade liberalisation and investment under the global rules-based trading system and to the principle that nations must be free to choose their own path to develop and prosper.