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TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 18-613
 

DEFENSE
 

Cooperation
 

Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and UKRAINE 

Effected by Exchange of Notes at 

Kyiv May 18, 2017 and June 13, 2018 
 

 

 

NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966 

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)— 

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued 

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent 

evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than 

treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and 

international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime 

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the 

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof 

or authentication thereof.” 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UKRAINE
 

Defense: Cooperation
 

Agreement effected by exchange of notes 

at Kyiv May 18, 2017 and June 13, 2018; 

Entered into force June 13, 2018. 
No. 197 

The Embassy·of the United States ofAmerica presents its compliments to 

the Ministry ofForeign Affairs ofUkraine and has the honor to refer to earlier 

discussions between representatives ofthe two Governments regarding the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961 or successor legislation; the Arms Export Control Act; 10 

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U.S.C. § 2282, 10 U.S.C. § 333, and other Department ofDefense authorities; and 

the furnishing on a grant basis ofdefense articles, related training, and other 

defense services from the United States ofAmerica to Ukraine under such 

authorities. In this regard, the Embassy has the honor to refer to the Agreement 

between the Government ofthe United States ofAmerica andthe Government of 

Ukraine regarding grants under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 

or successor legislation, and the furnishing ofdefense articles, related training, to 

include training.related to defense articles under the United States International 

Military Education -and Training program, and other defense services from the 

United States ofAmerica to the Government ofUkraine, effected by exchange of 

notes at Kyiv on August 18, 2003 and May 5, 2004 (the "2004 Agreement"). 

DIPLOMATIC NOTE 
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In connection with these discussions, the Embassy proposes that the 

Government ofthe United States ofAmerica and the Government of Ukraine 

agree: 

A. That, unless the written consent ofthe Government ofthe United States 

of America has been first obtained, the Government ofUkraine shall not: 

I. 	Permit any use of such defense articles, related training, including 

training materials, or other defense services by anyone not an officer, 

employee, or agent ofthe Government ofUkraine; 

Il. 	Transfer, or permit any officer, employee. or agent ofthe Government 

· ofUkraine to transfer such defense articles, related training. including 

training materials, or other defense services by gi~ sale, or otherwise; 

or 

III. 	 Use, or permit the use of, such defense articles, related training. 

including training materials, or other defense services for purposes 

other than those for which furnished. 

B. :rhat such defense articles, related training, including training materials, 

or other defense services shall be returned to the Government ofthe 

United States ofAmerica when they are no longer needed for the 

purposes for which they were furnished, unless the Government ofthe 

United States ofAmerica consents to another disposition. 
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C. That the net proceeds ofsale received by the Government ofUkraine in 

disposing of, with prior written consent ofthe Government ofthe United 

States ofAmerica, any defense article furnished by the Government of 

the United States ofAmerica on a grant basis, including scrap from any 

such defense article, shall be paid to the Government ofthe United States 

ofAmerica; and 

D. That the Government ofUkraine shall maintain the security of such 

defense articles, related training, including training materials, or other 

defense services; that it shall provide substantially the same degree of 

security protection as that afforded to such defense articles, related 

training, including training materials, or other defense services by the 

Government ofthe United States of America; and that it shall, as the 

Government ofthe United States ofAmerica may require, permit 

continuous observation, scheduled inspections, physical inventories, and 

review by, and furnish nec~ssary information to, representatives ofthe 

Government ofthe United States ofAmerica with regard to the use 

thereof by the Government of Ukraine. 

E. That the Government ofthe United States ofAmerica may also, from 

time to time, make the provision of articles and services furnished ll:flder 
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other authority subject to the terms and conditions ofthe agreement 

proposed herein. 

Ifthe foregoing proposals are acceptable to the Government ofUkraine, the 

Embassy proposes that this note and a note from the Ministry ofForeign Affairs to 

that effect shall constitute an agreement between the two Governments, which 

shall enter into force on the date ofthe Ministry's note and shall supersede in its 

entirety the aforementioned 2004 Agreement. The United States certifies that the 

final versions ofthis document in English and Ukrainian are equally authentic and 

substantively identical. 

The Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica avails itself ofthis 

opportunity to renew to the Ministry ofForeign Affairs ofUkraine the assurances 

ofits highest consideration. 

Enclosure: 

Suggested text ofMFA reply note and Ukrainian translation 

Embassy ofthe United States ofAUletl'lca 

Kyiv, May 18, 2017. 
Official Translation from Ukrainian into English 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofUkraine presents its compliments to 

the Embassy of the United States of America to Ukraine and has the honor to 

a.;knowledge receipt of the Em~'s note No. 197, dared May 18, 2017, which reads as 

follows: 

"The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to 

the tvfinistry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and has the honor to refer to earlier 

discussions between representatives of the two Governments regarding the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961 or successor legislation; the Arms Export Control Act; l 0 

U.S.C. § 2282, 10 U.S.C. § 333, and other Department of Defense authorities; and 

the furnishing on a grant basis of defense articles, related training, and other 

defense services from the United States of America to Ukraine under such 

authorities. In· this regard, the Embassy has the honor to refer to the Agreement 

between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of 

Ukraine regarding grants under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 

or successor legislation, and the furnishing of defense articles, related training, to 

include training related to defense articles under the United States International 

Military Education and Training program, and other defense services from the 

United States of America to the Government of Ukraine, effected by exchange of 

notes at Kyiv on August 18, 2003 and May 5, 2004 (the "2004 Agreement"). 

THE EMBASSY 

OF THE UNITED STATES 

OF AMERICA TO UKRAINE 

KYIV 
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In connection with these discussions, the Embassy proposes that the 

Government of the United States of America and the Government of Ukraine 

agree: 

A. That, unless the written consent of the Government of the United 

States ofAmerica has been first obtained, the Government ofUkraine shall 

not: 

I. Permit any use of such defense articles, related training, including 

training materials, or other defense services by anyone not an officer, 

employee, or agent of the Government ofUkraine; 

II. Transfer, or permit any officer, employee, or agent of the 

Government of Ukraine to transfer such defense articles, related training, 

including training materials, or other defense services by gift, sale, or 

otherwise; or 

III. Use, or permit the use of, such defense articles, related training, 

including training materials, or other defense services for purposes other than 

those for which furnished . 

B. That such defense articles, related training, including training 

materials,or other defense services shall be returned to the Government ofthe 

United States of America when they are no longer needed for the purposes for 

which they were furnished, unless the Government of the United States of 

America consents to another disposition. 

C. That the net proceeds ofsale received by the Government ofUkraine 

in disposing of, with prior written consent of the Government of the United 

States of America, any defense article furnished by the Govermnent of the 

United States of America on a grant basis, including scrap from any such 

defense article, shall be paid to the Government of the United States of 

America; and 

D. That the Government of Ukraine shall maintain the security of such 

defense articles, related training, including training materials, or other defense 

services; that it shall provide substantially the same degree of security protection 
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as that afforded to such defense articles, related training, including training 

materials, or other defense services by the Government of the United States of 

America; and that it shall, as the Government of the United States of America 

may require, permit continuous observation, scheduled inspections, physical 

inventories, and review by, and furnish necessary information to, representatives 

of the Government of the United States of America with regard to the use 

thereof by the Government ofUkraine. 

E. That the Government of the United States of America may also, 

from time to time, make the provision of articles and services furnished under 

other authority subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement proposed 

herein. 

Ifthe foregoing proposals are acceptable to the Government ofUkraine, 

the Embassy proposes that this note and a note from the Ministry of Foreign 

Affairs to that effect shall constitute an agreement between the two 

Governments, which shall enter into force on the date ofthe Ministry's note and 

shall supersede in its entirety the aforementioned 2004 Agreement. The United 

States certifies that the final versions ofthis document in English and Ukrainian 

are equally authentic and substantively identical." 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has the honor to confirm 

that the proposals set forth in the Embassy's note are acceptable to the 

Government of Ukraine and that the Embassy's note and this note in reply 

shall constitute an Agreement between the two Governments which shall enter 

into force on the date of the Ministry's note and shall supersede in its entirety 

the aforementioned 2004 Agreement. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine avails itself of this 

opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the United States of America the 

assurances ofits highest consideration. 

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