The U.K., Germany, France, Denmark, Italy, Canada, the Netherlands, Finland and Latvia have already signed bilateral agreements with Kyiv.Portuguese and Ukrainian officials also discussed an upcoming peace summit in Switzerland, Ukraine's 10-point peace formula and how to engage countries of the Global South in its fulfillment, according to the statement.The statement did not provide any additional details on the first round of talks. Kyiv and Lisbon agreed on a schedule of further negotiations.G7 members presented their plan for long-term security commitments for Ukraine at the NATO summit in Vilnius in early July last year.Under this plan, individual countries would provide bilateral support to help Kyiv repel the ongoing Russian invasion and deter any future aggression.The security guarantees would entail explicit and long-lasting obligations, as well as bolster Ukraine's ability to resist Russian aggression.
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