Chairs of Foreign Affairs Committees: Any agreement must uphold Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity

The Chairs urge the leaders of the free world to pursue a ceasefire agreement that serves the best interests of freedom-loving people throughout the democratic world. “Any agreement reached at the talks in Alaska on 15 August 2025 or thereafter must firmly uphold Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, constitution and the principles of the UN Charter. It is of the utmost importance that Russia is not rewarded for its brutal and illegal war of aggression against Ukraine with territorial gains,” they write. They maintain that the future of Ukraine can only be determined by the Ukrainian people themselves, upholding the fundamental principle that ‘nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine’.

The Chairs warn against forgetting that Russia is likely to exploit negotiations as a pretext to avoid an unconditional ceasefire and push for sanctions relief. “We owe it to the cause of liberty and justice — taught by the lessons of Independence Day and the mistakes of history. We must demonstrate unity, resolve and fidelity to universal rights to ensure that the outcome of any negotiations truly serves the cause of freedom, both now and for future generations,” the statement reads.

The joint statement has been signed by the Chairs of the Foreign Affairs Committees from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Ukraine, and United Kingdom, as well as the Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament. The Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu Marko Mihkelson signed the joint statement on behalf of Estonia.

The full text of the Joint Statement in Estonian and in English

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Source: Parliament of Estonia