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Bucharest Nine Presidents, North Macedonia and Montenegro demand that Russia stop attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine
KYIV. Oct 11 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The leaders of the Bucharest Nine states (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia), as well as North Macedonia and Montenegro, condemned large-scale missile attacks on Ukrainian cities by Russia and demanded that the Russian Federation immediately stop attacks on civilian targets.
The corresponding statement of the leaders of the states was made public on Tuesday.
"On behalf of our states we demand that Russia immediately stop attacking civilian targets. We will not cease our efforts to bring to court persons responsible of today’s crimes," the document says.
They condemn the mass bombardments of Ukrainian cities recently carried out by Russia, which constitute war crimes under international law.
"We recall that war crimes and crimes against humanity are not subject to any statute of limitations and are covered by jurisdiction of courts all over the world," the statement notes.
"We find any threats by Russian representatives to use nuclear weapons unacceptable. In this context, we reaffirm our commitment to protect our countries and allies," the leaders said.
This statement was signed by President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev, President of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman, President of the Republic of Estonia Alar Karis, President of Hungary Katalin Novák, President of the Republic of Latvia Egils Levits, President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda, President of the Republic of North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski, President of Montenegro Milo Đukanović, President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda, President of Romania Klaus Iohannis and President of the Slovak Republic Zuzana Čaputová.
