In this document, NATO and the EU determined the following principles of the cooperation:

- Adherence to shared values;

- Interconnectivity of security;

- Availability of security and defense initiatives for both organizations;

- Full mutual openness and transparency;

- Decision-making autonomy of both organisations;

- Debarment of prejudice to the security and defence policy of any of the members;

- Involvement of the NATO Allies that are not members of the EU in its initiatives;

- Involvement of the EU Member States that are not part of the Alliance in its initiatives.

At the same time, the EU and NATO focus on the following priority areas: maritime cooperation in the Mediterranean to contribute to fighting migrant smuggling and trafficking; respond to hybrid threats, cyber-attacks and disinformation in particular; military mobility; counter-terrorism; strengthening resilience to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear-related risks; strengthening of the defence and security capacity of the neighbours to the East and to the South.

Therefore, it is obvious that, although both organizations focus on developing their own capabilities, they understand that without partners and countries in their close neighborhood it will be difficult to guarantee their own security. Therefore, the EU and NATO decided to "develop a broad range of tools to provide greater security to citizens in Europe and beyond."

The EU and NATO face numerous security problems from the East and the South, including hybrid and cyber threats. The EU and NATO regard security of their neighbors and partners as development of their resilience. To assist the partners, including Ukraine, to confront these threats, according to the 3rd Progress report on the implementation of the common set of proposals endorsed by EU and NATO of June 8, 2018, the two organizations decided to focus on the following areas: countering hybrid threats; operational cooperation including maritime issues; cyber security and defense; development of defense capabilities, including the above-mentioned military mobility; defense industry and research; joint exercises; development of political dialogue.

With regard to Ukraine, the EU and NATO plan to intensify informal staff-to-staff political consultations and provide our state with assistance in the development of strategic communications, cyber security, training, ensuring security of weapons and ammunition storages, communications capacity building and reform of the Security Service of Ukraine.

The interaction between the two organizations has become an important issue for the effectiveness of providing their assistance to Ukraine. This is achieved due to the Donor coordination group in the field of security and defense under the auspices of the EU Delegation, now chaired by NATO, and the Alliance's close cooperation with the EU Advisory Mission in Ukraine and the EU Support Group for Ukraine in implementing various projects.

In this context, Ukraine should not waste this opportunity and use enhanced cooperation between the EU and NATO in order to strengthen its own defense and resilience to actual threats and to take its place in this cooperation as a partner and security pillar in the region of South Eastern Europe.