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“Russia has attempted through various means to divide Europe, cause fear in the European public and threaten several European countries. Such countries as Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, and the Baltic States face disinformation, cyber-attacks, various threats, and other means of aggression by Russia daily, and need the support of the European Union and its leaders more than ever. We believe in European solidarity and its power to protect our citizens. For this reason, Europe must stand together against any attempts to undermine the peace and stability of the region”, says the Statement by the Presidium of the Baltic Assembly signed on Friday, 18 February.
Jānis Vucāns, President of the Baltic Assembly, emphasises that parliamentarians are closely following the security situation in Ukraine, and express concern about Russia’s attempts to destabilise security in Europe. The Statement by the Presidium of the Baltic Assembly on Ukraine and the European security crisis calls on European leaders to take appropriate steps to support Ukraine and to do their utmost to mitigate the threat of the Russian-European military conflict.
We will continue to call for political, military and financial support to ensure the security of Ukraine and reiterate to European leaders that Russian military manoeuvres close to the borders of the country are not only a security crisis in Ukraine but rather a serious security threat to the whole Europe, says the Statement in support of Ukraine’s territorial integrity.
About the Baltic Assembly
On 1 January 2022, Latvia undertook the year-long Presidency of the Baltic Assembly.
The Baltic Assembly is an inter-parliamentary cooperation organisation of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania established on 8 November 1991. The Baltic Assembly consists of national delegations – 12 to 16 members from each country’s parliament. The Baltic Assembly is a coordinating and consultative organisation. It is a coordinating and consultative organisation which has a right to express its opinion to the national parliaments and governments of the Baltic States, as well as the Baltic Council of Ministers, in the form of resolutions, decisions, declarations and recommendations; it also has a right to request the above-mentioned bodies to provide information on cross-border issues that are high on the Baltic Assembly’s agenda.
Saeima Press Service