Sweden will become the next state Ukraine starts negotiations with on a bilateral agreement on long-term security commitments within the framework of the Group of Seven (G7) declaration.

"Sweden supported the G7 declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine. We are grateful for that," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sai during a press conference following talks with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.

He said, "Today [19 August 2023], our teams will discuss the work on the appropriate Ukrainian-Swedish bilateral document. A meeting will become possible later."

During the NATO summit in Vilnius, the Group of Seven member countries agreed on a framework document on security guarantees for Ukraine. The leaders agreed on a framework rather than specific parameters of the security guarantees, and specific bilateral agreements will be signed later.

At present, 25 countries have joined the G7 declaration on long-term security commitments for Ukraine.

In August, Ukraine began negotiations on security guarantees with the United States and the United Kingdom.

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