One of the key tasks of the Security Service of Ukraine is to protect state secrets. To establish a legal framework for the exchange and mutual protection of classified information in the course of international cooperation, the Service ensures the conclusion of and oversees the implementation of relevant international agreements.

Currently, 49 inter-state and intergovernmental agreements on the protection of classified information are in force in Ukraine:

3 agreements with 2 international organizations (NATO, EU);

46 bilateral treaties with foreign states, including:

26 – with NATO member states (Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Estonia, Spain, Italy, Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Turkey, Finland, France, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Sweden);

20 – with other countries (Azerbaijan, Algeria, Armenia, Vietnam, Georgia, Israel, India, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, China, Moldova, UAE, South Korea, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Japan).

The Agreement with the State of Qatar is currently undergoing the domestic procedures necessary for the agreements to enter into force.

As part of the implementation of agreements on security cooperation, steps are being taken to draft relevant agreements with Brazil, Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, and Luxembourg.

Following russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Russian Federation on the Mutual Protection of Classified Information was terminated on May 21, 2015. The Agreement between Ukraine and the Republic of Belarus on the Mutual Protection of State Secrets ceased to be in force on January 25, 2024.