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Statement by NATO Heads of State and Government on Russia’s attack on Ukraine
• Statement by NATO Heads of State and Government on Russia’s attack on Ukraine
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Press Release
25 February 2022
PR (2022) 046
Statement by NATO Heads of State and
Government on Russia’s attack on Ukraine
We have met today to discuss the gravest threat to Euro-Atlantic security in
decades. We condemn in the strongest possible terms Russia’s full-scale
invasion
of Ukraine, enabled by Belarus. We call on Russia to immediately cease its military
assault, to withdraw all its forces from Ukraine and to turn back from the path of
aggression it has chosen. This long-planned attack on Ukraine, an independent,
peaceful and democratic country, is brutal and wholly unprovoked and unjustified.
We deplore the tragic loss of life, enormous human suffering and destruction
caused by Russia’s actions. Peace on the European continent has been
fundamentally shattered. The world will hold Russia, as well as Belarus,
accountable for their actions. We call on all states to condemn this unconscionable
attack unreservedly. No one should be fooled by the Russian government’s barrage
of lies.
Russia bears full responsibility for this conflict. It has rejected the path of diplomacy
and dialogue repeatedly offered to it by NATO and Allies. It has fundamentally
violated international law, including the UN Charter. Russia’s actions are also a
flagrant rejection of the principles enshrined in the NATO-Russia Founding Act: it is
Russia that has walked away from its commitments under the Act. President
Putin’s
decision to attack Ukraine is a terrible strategic mistake, for which Russia will pay a
severe price, both economically and politically, for years to come. Massive and
unprecedented sanctions have already been imposed on Russia. NATO will
continue to coordinate closely with relevant stakeholders and other international