Russia’s unacceptable actions, including hybrid, energy blackmail and reckless nuclear rhetoric, are undermining the rules-based international order, and any attack on allies will be met with a tough and decisive response, NATO foreign ministers said in a statement. countries, gathered in Bucharest. This is the first high-level NATO event in the country on the eastern flank since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

On Tuesday, the meeting of foreign ministers of NATO member states began in Bucharest, which is the second high-level event organized by our country after the 2008 summit.

Statement by the foreign ministers at the NATO meeting in Bucharest:

“We condemn Russia’s brutality against the civilian population of Ukraine”

• 1. We have gathered in Bucharest, near the shores of the Black Sea, at a time when Russia’s ongoing incursion into Ukraine threatens Euro-Atlantic peace, security and prosperity. Russia bears full responsibility for this war, which is a gross violation of international law and the principles of the UN Charter.
• Russia’s aggression, including its constant and unthinkable attacks on Ukrainian civil and energy infrastructure, is depriving millions of Ukrainians of basic services. This has affected the global food supply and put the world’s most vulnerable countries and peoples at risk.
• Russia’s unacceptable actions, including hybrids, energy blackmail and reckless nuclear rhetoric, are undermining the rules-based international order.
• We stand in solidarity with Poland after the November 15 incident that led to the tragic loss of life as a result of Russian missile strikes on Ukraine.
• We condemn Russia’s brutality against the civilian population of Ukraine and human rights violations, such as forced deportations, torture and barbaric treatment of women, children and people in vulnerable situations. All perpetrators of war crimes, including sexual violence, must be brought to justice. We also condemn everyone, including Belarus, who actively supports Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine.
• 2. Today we congratulate Minister of Foreign Affairs Kuleba, stand in solidarity with the government and people of Ukraine in their heroic defense of their nation and land, and pay tribute to all those lost lives. We remain steadfast in our commitment to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
• We will never recognize Russia’s illegal annexations, which are a gross violation of the UN Charter. We will continue and strengthen our political and practical support for Ukraine as it continues to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity and our shared values ​​against Russian aggression, and we will extend our support as long as necessary.

“We will continue to strengthen our partnership with Ukraine as it advances its Euro-Atlantic aspirations”

• In this context, NATO will continue to work closely with relevant stakeholders, including international organizations, in particular the EU, as well as like-minded countries. Building on the support provided so far, we will now help Ukraine build its resilience, protect its people and counter Russian disinformation campaigns and lies.
• Alliance members will help Ukraine restore its energy infrastructure and protect its people from missile attacks. We also remain committed to supporting Ukraine’s long-term efforts at postwar reconstruction and reform so that Ukraine can secure its free and democratic future, modernize its defense sector, strengthen long-term interoperability, and deter future aggression.
• We will continue to strengthen our partnership with Ukraine as it advances its Euro-Atlantic aspirations.
• 3. Finland and Sweden are participating today (at the meeting in Bucharest – not) as invited countries to the Alliance. Their entry will make them safer, NATO stronger and the Euro-Atlantic space safer. Their security is of immediate importance to the Alliance, including during the accession process.
• 4. Recalling that the Western Balkans and the Black Sea region are of strategic importance to the Alliance, we welcome our meeting with the Foreign Ministers of NATO partners Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova, as NATO strengthens its support for building integrity and resilience, capacity building and support for political independence.
• We strongly support our commitment to the Alliance’s open door policy. We confirm the decisions taken at the Bucharest Summit in 2008 and all subsequent decisions regarding Georgia and Ukraine.

“Any attack on allies will be met with a firm and decisive response”

• 5. NATO is a defense alliance. NATO will continue to protect our people and defend every inch of Allied territory at all times.
• We will do it according to our approach and against all threats and challenges.
• We condemn terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and stand in solidarity with Turkey in mourning the loss of life following the recent horrific terrorist attacks. We face threats and challenges from authoritarian actors and strategic competitors from all strategic directions.
• Faced with the most serious threat to Euro-Atlantic security in decades and in line with the Strategic Concept, we are implementing a new baseline for our deterrence and defense posture by significantly strengthening it and further developing the full range of combat-ready forces and capabilities.
• All these steps will significantly strengthen NATO’s deterrence and forward defense. We remain committed to preparing for, deterring, and defending against enemy attacks on allied critical infrastructure.
• Any attack on allies will be met with a firm and decisive response. We are together, united and in solidarity, and we affirm the strong transatlantic bond between our nations. We will continue to fight for peace, security and stability in the entire Euro-Atlantic region.