Chairs of Foreign Affairs Committees: There can be no compromise regarding Ukraine’s territorial integrity

In the Joint Statement, the Chairs of Foreign Affairs Committees call upon President Trump and the U.S. Congress to demonstrate true leadership in confronting the global threat posed by Russia as an aggressor state. They urge to end the policy of appeasement and take instead a united, resolute stance against Russia’s terrorist regime. “We strongly warn against yielding to its blackmail and deception,” they say.

In the opinion of the Chairs of Foreign Affairs Committees, strong leadership is also needed across European countries, along with reinforced transatlantic solidarity. “We call on European countries to immediately confiscate Russia’s frozen assets and redirect them to support Ukraine. There can be no compromise and no external pressure on Ukraine regarding its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” they emphasise in the Joint Statement.

The Chairs of Foreign Affairs Committees call upon the United States and other NATO members to admit Ukraine into NATO without delay, and urge the EU Member States to accelerate Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. “We must not repeat the mistakes of Munich in 1938. Negotiating with the war criminal Putin is evidently futile; his main objective is to undermine and humiliate our ally, the United States,” they say.

The Joint Statement calls upon all states to ensure that Vladimir Putin and all those complicit in his crimes are brought to justice. “Lasting peace and security are impossible without accountability for the war crimes committed by his regime,” the Chairs of Foreign Affairs Committees underline.

The Joint Statement has been signed by the Chairs of Foreign Affairs Committees of the parliaments of the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu Marko Mihkelson signed the statement on behalf of Estonia.

Text of the Joint Statement in Estonian and in English

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Source: Parliament of Estonia