The declaration states that the Russian Federation unilaterally and without provocation started a war of aggression against Ukraine, escalating previous violations of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity through the illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014. Romanian senators and deputies are warning of the deterioration of the humanitarian tragedy of the Ukrainian civilian population, the suffering of millions of people unprecedented in the history of Europe post-WWII being deliberately caused by the Russian aggressor as part of a premeditated, cynical and brutal strategy to crush the entire Ukrainian nation. Romanian MPs also reiterated Romania’s unyielding support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders. They emphasise that all attempts to change Ukraine’s borders by force, through decisions to illegally annex parts of Ukraine, ever since 2014, are in stark violation of the UN Charter and international law.
In light of this, the Romanian Parliament requests that Moscow ends the war without delay and urgently withdraws all its troops and military equipment from the entire territory of Ukraine as recognised internationally. Last but not least, Romanian senators and deputies request that the Russian Federation „immediately puts an end to its rhetoric concerning the use of nuclear weapons and its actions of intimidation against other states, as well as its groundless accusations concerning the alleged use of biological weapons by Ukraine”.
The declaration adopted by the Romanian Parliament further states that Romanian senators and deputies support the need for Romania’s substantial engagement in the future post-conflict reconstruction of the Ukrainian state and for boosting support, in particular for the civilian population. Romanian MPs also voice the need for the Romanian state to equally concentrate its efforts on supporting the EU accession process of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia.
(Leyla Cheamil, Radio Romania International)
