Joint statement of the Chairpersons of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the Parliaments on the unjustified Russian military build-up in and around Ukraine and in Belarus 18 February 2022
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18. Februar 2022 In Allgemein

Joint statement of the Chairpersons of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the Parliaments on the unjustified Russian military build-up in and around Ukraine and in Belarus 18 February 2022

We, the Chairs of our respective parliament’s Committees,


Following the ongoing Russian military build-up closely at the Russian-Ukrainian border, in the illegally annexed Crimea, as well as the joint military exercise of Russia and Belarus,

Call on Russia to de-escalate the situation, withdraw its troops from Ukraine’s border and the territory of Belarus;
Recall that any further military aggression against Ukraine will have massive consequences and severe costs in response, including restrictive measures coordinated with partners.


Urge Russia not to recognize the non-government-controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine as independent entities as it would be a blatant violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty;

Call on Belarus to ensure full transparency of the joint military exercise of Russia and Belarus, „Union Resolve 2022“, concerning the strength and composition of military forces, primary weapon and military equipment systems and the timeline of return of forces to home basis;
Urge Russia and Belarus to ensure compliance of their political and military commitments with the principles of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

Pavel Fischer
Chairman
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security Committee
Senate
Czech Republic

David McAllister

Chair Committee on Foreign Affairs

European Parliament


Rihards Kols
Chairman
Foreign Affairs Committee
The Saeima
Latvia

Marek Ženíšek
Chairman
Foreign Affairs Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Czech Republic

Michael Roth
Chairman
Foreign Affairs Committee
Bundestag
Germany

Laima Liucija Andrikienė
Chairperson
Foreign Affairs Committee
The Seimas
Lithuania

Martin Lidegaard
Chair
The Foreign Policy Committee
Folketinget
Denmark


Charlie Flanagan
Chairman
Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee
House of the Oireachtas
Ireland


Bogdan Klich Chairman
Foreign and European Union Affairs Committee The Senate
Poland


Marko Mihkelson
Chairman
Foreign Affairs Committee
The Riigikogu
Estonia

Piero Fassino
Chairman
Foreign Affairs Committee
The Chamber of Deputies
Italy


Marek Kuchciński
Chairman
Foreign Affairs Committee
The Sejm
Poland

Tom Tugendhat
Chairman
Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Commons
United Kingdom