The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms its “firm” position of condemnation and non-recognition of Russia’s illegal annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and the city of Sevastopol and confirms its support for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders. .

“Nine years after the illegal annexation by the Russian Federation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, which took place on March 18, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania reiterates its firm position of condemnation and non-recognition of this act, which is a gross violation of the principles of international law, as well as multilateral documents, of which Russia is a party, including the Charter of the United Nations and the Helsinki Final Act,” the MAE reported, according to Agerpres.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes that Romania condemns the use by the Russian armed forces of the territory of the Crimean Peninsula in the context of the illegal and unprovoked war of aggression launched by the Russian Federation on February 24, 2022 against Ukraine.

“At the same time, Romania confirms that it does not recognize the illegal annexation by the Russian Federation of the regions in the east of Ukraine (Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhya), which remain an integral part of the national territory of Ukraine, in accordance with international law. Firm support for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders remains the main principle on which Romania’s comprehensive efforts to support Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, victims of Russian aggression, are based,” the message also states. statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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