German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has commented on the signing of a bilateral security cooperation agreement with Ukraine, following the G7 declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine. 

"Volodymyr Zelenskyy and I signed an agreement today on our long-term security commitments – an historic step," Scholz wrote on Twitter (X).

For as long as it takes.@ZelenskyyUa and I signed an agreement today on our long-term security commitments – an historic step. Germany will continue to support Ukraine in the face of the Russian war of aggression.

Slava Ukraini. pic.twitter.com/YFFzELiGz3

— Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz (@Bundeskanzler) February 16, 2024

He stressed that Germany would continue to support Ukraine against Russian aggression.

On 16 February, during Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Germany, a bilateral agreement on security cooperation was signed, following up on the G7 declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine.

An agreement is also planned to be signed with France, where Zelenskyy will go after his meetings in Germany.