The Foreign Minister says that Ukraine must rid itself of everything that weakens it
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has terminated 116 international agreements with Russia, Belarus, and within the CIS, definitively removing the country from the Soviet contractual legacy.
This was reported by RBK-Ukraine, citing Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga.
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“My firm belief is that Ukraine’s legal framework must correspond to the realities of war and the new security architecture on the European continent. To achieve this, we need to sever the last legal ties that once connected us with the Russian Federation, Belarus, and the so-called ‘CIS’,” wrote the Foreign Minister.
According to him, thanks to the government’s resolution, Ukraine has terminated 25 agreements, denounced 3, and exited 88 international agreements. Of these, 5 pertain to the Russian Federation, 23 to Belarus, 87 to the CIS, and one is a trilateral agreement between Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus.
“This is a rather thorough and comprehensive legal process that requires consistent elaboration,” the minister added.
Sibiga also emphasized that these decisions aim to align Ukraine’s regulatory framework with the realities of war and the new security architecture in Europe.
Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed decrees to exit 31 international agreements within the CIS, and 14 draft laws have been registered in the Verkhovna Rada to terminate 74 agreements.
Overall, these steps allow for the final adjustment of Ukraine’s international bilateral and multilateral agreements with Russia, Belarus, and the CIS to modern security realities.
The minister emphasized that this process is part of the strategy of “getting rid of everything that weakens Ukraine.”
It is worth noting that as early as January, Ukraine officially ceased participation in one of the foundational agreements signed within the Commonwealth of Independent States, which concerned the protection of state borders and maritime economic zones.
Additionally, last year, the government approved draft laws to terminate, exit, and denounce a number of international agreements with Russia, Belarus, and within the CIS.
