Speakers of Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland urge world to strengthen sanctions against Russia

KYIV. Dec 7 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The chairmen of the parliaments of Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland – Ruslan Stefanchuk, Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen and Tomasz Grodzki – called on the world community to strengthen sanctions against the Russian Federation.

According to the press service of the Verkhovna Rada apparatus, this is referred to in the resolution of the 12th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, signed by the speakers on Wednesday in Vilnius.

"The leaders of the three parliaments called on the world to maintain and strengthen the sanctions pressure on Russia to further significantly undermine the ability of the aggressor state to wage war against Ukraine and to continue to provide political, economic, financial, humanitarian, military and other assistance as necessary to achieve victory over the aggressor," the press service says.

The Resolution also reaffirmed Ukraine’s right to individual or collective self-defence in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter. It is stressed that victory in the war unleashed by Russia is of vital importance for Ukraine and Europe as a whole.

The speakers reaffirmed the readiness of the three countries to continue cooperation to force Russia to fully withdraw its troops from the territory of Ukraine and restore the territorial integrity and sovereignty of our country within its internationally recognized borders.