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Britain, Ukraine Sign 'Strategic Partnership Agreement'

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   Britain and Ukraine have signed a bilateral agreement to support Kyiv's
   sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russia's "malign
   influence," British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office says.

   The U.K.-Ukraine Political, Free Trade, and Strategic Partnership
   Agreement was signed Thursday, the second day of Ukrainian President
   Volodymyr Zelenskiy's visit to Britain.

   The deal "lays the foundation for an intensified bilateral relationship
   in areas including trade, defense and political cooperation," Johnson's
   office said in statement.

   It replaces key elements of an existing partnership agreement between
   Ukraine and the European Union.

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