EU and Zelenskiy expected to sign Ukraine security pact

FILE PHOTO: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attend a news conference during the European leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium February 9, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is expected to sign a security agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday, pledging to keep delivering weapons, military training and other aid to Kyiv for years to come.

The agreement will lay out the EU's commitment to help Ukraine in nine areas of security and defence policy - including arms deliveries, military training, defence industry cooperation and demining, according to a draft seen by Reuters.