The United States and Ukraine have inked a Strategic Defence Framework agreement, which is set to define a new stage of bilateral cooperation in the field of defence and security. The agreement helps accelerate Ukraine's entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

The deal signed on Wednesday during the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Washington creates conditions for a significant strengthening of bilateral ties in defense and provides international legal support from the US for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine, as per reports

During Zelensky's visit, Kiev and Washington also signed a series of agreements on scientific and technical cooperation, space flight security, information protection and border security. At the beginning of their meeting on Wednesday in the Oval Office, Biden said "the US remains firmly committed to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russian aggression and our support for Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic aspirations".

He announced an additional USD 60 million in security assistance to Ukraine, and the creation of a new strategic defence framework as well as an energy and climate dialogue. Zelensky said in his remarks that he expected to discuss the security situation in Crimea and Donbas region in eastern Ukraine and the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.

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