The Allies convened an extraordinary meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC), according to a statement.
The Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg will give a press conference at 6 p.m. (Greek time), after the end of the meeting.
The NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC) is the decision-making body responsible for developing the NATO-Ukraine relationship and directing cooperation activities. It also provides a forum for consultations between the Allies and Ukraine on security issues of common interest.
NATO has condemned Russia’s decision to extend its recognition of the self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” and the “Luhansk People’s Republic”.
“This further undermines Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, erodes efforts to resolve the conflict and violates the Minsk Agreements to which Russia is a party,” Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said yesterday.
“NATO supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders. The Allies urge Russia, in the strongest possible terms, to choose the path of diplomacy and to immediately reverse its massive military build-up in and around Ukraine and to withdraw its forces from Ukraine in accordance with its international obligations and commitments “, the same statement states.
NATO recalls that in 2015, the United Nations Security Council, in which Russia participated, reaffirmed its full respect for Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, and noted that “Donetsk and Luhansk are part of Ukraine. ».
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