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**Wow! A 100 Year Partnership?**

##### [**AA**](https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/ukraine-uk-sign-100-year-partnership-agreement-as-british-premier-arrives-in-kyiv/3452817)

> Ukraine and the UK on Thursday signed a **“100 Year Partnership”** agreement to deepen defense cooperation and address long-term threats and challenges to maritime security after **British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in the capital Kyiv** for his first visit since taking office last year.
> 
> “Today is a truly historic day. Relations between Ukraine and the UK are closer than ever,” state news agency Ukrinform quoted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as saying.
> 
> Zelenskyy said the relationship between his country and the UK has reached a new level, describing the agreement as **“more than a strategic relationship.”**
> 
> **The agreement was signed during Starmer’s unannounced visit to Kyiv.**
> 
> **The agreement, published by Ukraine’s Presidential Office, will deepen defense cooperation between the two countries while also addressing long-term threats and challenges to maritime security.**
> 
> It will **strengthen cooperation in areas such as economics and trade, energy, climate change, and clean energy transitions.**

##### [**Ukraine and UK agree on US$3.6bn in annual military aid for Kyiv**](https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/01/16/7493902/)

**Background**:

- Notably, on 16 January, Ukraine and the UK [signed](https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/01/16/7493887/) a historic agreement, establishing a 100-year partnership aimed at deepening security ties and strengthening the relationship for future generations.
- Starmer also said the UK would soon provide Ukraine with 150 artillery barrels and a new mobile air defence system.