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
Marek �½eníšek
Chairman
Foreign Affairs
Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Czech Republic
Marko Mihkelson
Chairman
Foreign Affairs
Committee
The Riigikogu
Estonia
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
Marek Kuchciński
Chairman
Foreign Affairs
Committee
The Sejm
Poland
David McAllister
Chairman
Committee on Foreign
Affairs
European Parliament
Piero Fassino
Chairman
Foreign Affairs
Committee
The Chamber of
Deputies
Italy