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Nine NATO states supported Ukraine’s membership

The statement stated that the presidents of eight NATO states were already in Kyiv during a full-scale war and “saw firsthand the consequences of Russia’s aggression.”

The presidents of nine NATO countries from Central and Eastern Europe issued a joint statement on Sunday that condemned Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian territories and called on NATO to significantly increase military aid to Ukraine.

The statement stated that the presidents of eight NATO states were already in Kyiv during a full-scale war and “saw firsthand the consequences of Russia’s aggression.”

“We reaffirm our support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. We do not and have never recognized Russia’s attempts to annex any Ukrainian territory,” they pointed out.

Also, the presidents of the states of Central and Eastern Europe expressed their firm support for the decision of the Bucharest NATO summit in 2008 regarding Ukraine’s future membership in the Alliance.

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“We support Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression, demand from Russia the immediate withdrawal of troops from all occupied territories and call on all Alliance members to significantly increase military aid to Ukraine. All those who committed crimes of aggression must be held accountable and brought to justice,” – summed up in the statement.

It was signed by Czech President Milos Zeman, Estonian President Alar Karis, Latvian President Egils Levits, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, North Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovsky, Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and Slovak President Zuzana Caputova.

Recall, on Friday, Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukraine signed an application for an accelerated entry into the North Atlantic Alliance and called on Western partners to implement proposals prepared by Ukraine for security guarantees set out in Kiev Security Treaty.

Source: korrespondent

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