Lords Committee launches call for evidence on the UK-Ukraine One Hundred Year Partnership Agreement
28 February 2025
The House of Lords International Agreements Committee has today launched a short inquiry into the UK-Ukraine One Hundred Year Partnership Agreement. The inquiry will consider what new contributions this Agreement makes to the UK-Ukraine relationship, including in the realm of defence and maritime cooperation.
- Call for written submissions
- Inquiry: Ukraine 100 year partnership agreement
- International Agreements Commitee
The inquiry
The inquiry will focus on the details of the new treaty, including what material changes it is expected to bring about, how it supports the UK’s national interest, and how it relates to the wider issue of security guarantees for Ukraine.
The Committee is seeking evidence on questions including:
- What will materially change as a result of this treaty?
- What is the respective role of the Treaty and the Political Declaration within the Partnership?
- How the maritime partnership contained in the Agreement is expected to operate in practice?
- How likely Ukraine’s NATO membership aspirations are in the current climate, and what more the Government could do to ensure this outcome?
- How does this Agreement relate to the wider issues of security guarantees for Ukraine?
Chair’s Comments:
Lord Goldsmith, Chair of the International Agreements Committee, said:
“On 16 January 2025 the UK and Ukraine signed the One Hundred Year Partnership Agreement, which aims to strengthen defence, economic and cultural ties. The committee will now be scrutinising this Agreement and I encourage anyone with experience or expertise on this topic to share their views with the full knowledge that they will have value and are welcome.”
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