Ukraine and Latvia sign security agreement, Zelenskiy says

PHOTO CAPTION: Latvian special force operators conduct urban operations and building clearing training during Northern Strike 2023 on Camp Grayling, Michigan Aug. 14, 2023. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Prince via U.S. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)

(Reuters) - Ukraine and Latvia signed a 10-year security agreement on Thursday, envisaging annual Latvian military support for Ukraine at 0.25% of GDP, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

"Latvia also made a 10-year commitment to assist Ukraine with cyber defence, demining, and unmanned technologies, as well as support for Ukraine's EU and NATO accession," he said on X.

(Reporting by Yuliia Dysa; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

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