According to an advance report in "Welt am Sonntag", this is based on a confidential draft of the security pledges, which is available to the newspaper. The agreement should therefore come into force in July at the latest.

"The European Union and its member states will contribute in the long term and together with partners to security commitments for Ukraine, which should help Ukraine to defend itself, resist attempts at destabilization and deter aggression in the future," the eleven-page document reads.

It indirectly rules out the possibility of soldiers from EU states taking part in combat operations against Russia. It also states that, under pressure from the neutral states of Austria, Ireland and Malta, the document only refers to "commitments" and not "guarantees", as the former are considered less binding.

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