Mihkelson and Tali are celebrating the Independence Day of Ukraine in Kyiv

This includes a meeting of the global network of parliamentarians committed to supporting Ukraine—United for Ukraine, or U4U—today and tomorrow in Kyiv, which gives them the opportunity to witness first-hand the effects of war crimes committed by Russia.

The Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Marko Mihkelson highlighted that although Ukraine was celebrating a national holiday today, it still needed the unwavering support of its allies. “We stand next to Ukraine on its day of celebration but also on every other day. The victory in the war and the ensuing peace must come hand in hand with the defence of the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. It is crucial to defeat Russia in its war of aggression. That is the only foundation for a just and lasting peace,” he declared.

The Chairman of the European Union Affairs Committee Peeter Tali emphasised that Ukraine was fighting for the freedom of all the democratic countries. “Ukraine’s freedom is our freedom. We need to take every opportunity to show that the whole Europe is firmly on the side of Ukraine and is hoping for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union and NATO,“ he said. “It is impossible to envisage how the security architecture of Europe or NATO could work without Ukraine in the near future.”

Members of the parliaments of Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, as well as the European Parliament are also taking part in the meeting.

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Source: Parliament of Estonia