NPA, Alm.del - 2022-23 (2. samling) - Bilag 7: Declarations adopted on the Luxembourg session

NATO's Parlamentariske Forsamling 2022-23 (2. samling)
NPA Alm.del Bilag 7
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UNITED AND RESOLUTE IN SUPPORT OF UKRAINE

DECLARATION 482

The Assembly,

Standing

firmly with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people;

Condemning

in the strongest possible terms Russia’s ongoing unprovoked,

unjustified, brutal and illegal war of aggression against Ukraine;

Stressing

that Russia’s war seeks to crush Ukraine’s democracy and, by extension,

undermine the values that are fundamental to NATO and the entire democratic, civilised and

peaceful world;

Conveying

its continued profound respect and admiration for the remarkable

resilience of the Ukrainian people, security forces and authorities and their determination to

fight for their freedom and liberate the territory of Ukraine according to its internationally

recognised borders of 1991;

Reaffirming

its unwavering support for Ukraine’s democracy, independence,

sovereignty, territorial integrity, self-defence and self-determination;

United and resolute

in its determination to sustain this support for as long it takes

for Ukraine to prevail;

Recognising

that by standing up to Russia's unprovoked and unjustified military

aggression, Ukraine makes a significant contribution to Euro-Atlantic security;

Convinced

that the NATO Summit in Vilnius should send a clear political signal to

Ukraine and must further strengthen Ukraine's membership path;

Welcoming

the invitation extended to President Zelenskyy to participate in the

Vilnius Summit and hopeful that a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission at Heads

of State and Government level can be held at the Summit;

10.

Reaffirming

clearly its statement in

Resolution 479

on NATO post-Madrid that, with

its deliberate attacks against urban centres and critical infrastructure, which have left millions

of people across Ukraine without electricity and disrupted water and heating systems, the

Russian state under the current regime is a terrorist one;

Adopted by the Assembly at its Plenary Sitting in Luxembourg, on Monday 22 May 2023.

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11.

Recalling

that Russia’s aggression has caused 5.5 million Ukrainians to be internally

displaced and over 8 million to seek refuge in other countries;

12.

Affirming

that it will never recognise any of Russia’s illegal and forcible annexations

of Ukrainian territory;

13.

Determined

to hold accountable the Russian regime, its co-aggressors in the

Belarusian regime and all other perpetrators, including for the crime of aggression, war

crimes, crimes against humanity and possible acts of genocide committed in Ukraine;

14.

Welcoming

the historic decision of the International Criminal Court to issue a warrant

of arrest for Vladimir Putin, who is allegedly responsible for the war crime of unlawful

deportation of population from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation, in

prejudice of Ukrainian children, and

noting

that the forcible transfer of children from one

group to another group with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical,

racial or religious group is an act of genocide according to the UN Convention on the

Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948;

15.

Concerned

about the Belarusian regime’s growing support of Russia’s war of

aggression, in particular the use of the territory of Belarus for training and logistic purposes;

16.

Denouncing

the Iranian regime’s support to Russia and Russia’s attempts to secure

the provision of arms and ammunition, notably from North Korea;

17.

Emphasising

that any provision of lethal aid by China to Russia would be a historic

mistake, which would have profound implications;

18.

Welcoming

President Zelenskyy’s Peace Formula, which provides the foundation for

a comprehensive, just and sustainable peace;

19.

Determined

to support Ukraine’s reconstruction and the continued strengthening of

Ukraine’s democracy and

encouraging

Ukraine to accelerate the adoption of needed

reforms;

20.

Denouncing

Russia’s employment of hunger as a weapon as part of its ideology and

practices of ruscism, and

stressing

the ongoing importance of the Black Sea Grain Initiative,

brokered by the United Nations and Türkiye, to global food security;

21.

Convinced

that Ukraine’s future is in the Euro-Atlantic family and

determined

continue to support Ukraine on the path towards NATO membership, which the Ukrainian

people have chosen and is anchored in Ukraine’s Constitution;

22.

Praising

Ukraine’s significant efforts to advance towards NATO membership and

commitment to reforms even in times of full-scale war;

23.

Reiterating

that Russia today is the most significant and direct threat to Allies’

security and to peace and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area;

24.

Supporting

resolutely Allies’ unshakable commitment to defend every inch of NATO

territory under Article 5 of the Washington Treaty and NATO’s enhanced deterrence and

defence posture;

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25.

URGES

member governments and parliaments of the North Atlantic Alliance:

to recommit, at the Vilnius Summit, to all aspects of their support for Ukraine, its

independence, territorial integrity, sovereignty, right to self-defence and

self-determination, to increase and speed up Allied, NATO, EU and NATO partners’

political, military, intelligence, financial, training and humanitarian support, and sustain

this support for as long as it takes for Ukraine to prevail and restore in full its territorial

integrity;

to continue to step up and speed up deliveries by Allies of the military equipment which

Ukraine urgently needs, including additional ammunition, advanced artillery, missiles,

tanks and armoured vehicles, air defence systems, fighter aircraft and the necessary

sustainment elements to help Ukraine in strengthening its defence capabilities and

potential, including land, sea and air components;

to explicitly recognise the Wagner group as a criminal and terrorist organisation, and to

firmly condemn its actions in Ukraine and other parts of the world;

to expel Russian diplomats engaged in hostile activities, including spreading hate

speech and disinformation, fuelling the conflict and destabilising the situation in

Ukraine;

to fill all pledges and strengthen the Comprehensive Assistance Package for Ukraine,

and to commit additional funding for a strategic multi-year NATO assistance

programme for Ukraine, including support for mine clearance, medical treatment and

rehabilitation, Ukraine’s transition from Soviet-era to NATO equipment, standards and

doctrines, training and education for the Ukrainian military and enhancing

interoperability between Ukrainian forces and NATO forces;

to reconfirm that Ukraine's rightful place is in NATO, that Ukraine will become a

member of the Alliance, that Allies will assist Ukraine to fulfill the necessary conditions

along the clear path towards accession and that Ukraine has achieved significant

strides along that path;

to continue active support for Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic integration and to agree on the

next significant steps towards Ukraine’s NATO membership;

to highlight, at the Vilnius Summit, the need for firm future security guarantees for

Ukraine until acquiring NATO membership;

to expand massive, crippling and sustained sanctions for as long as it takes until

Russia withdraws all of its troops from all Ukraine’s territory within its internationally

recognised borders;

to continue to support the establishment of a special tribunal to prosecute Russia’s

crime of aggression and support national and international courts in documenting and

prosecuting war crimes, crimes against humanity and potential acts of genocide;

to support Ukraine’s efforts to promote its plan for a comprehensive, just and

sustainable peace;

to continue to mobilise substantial short- and long-term humanitarian, financial and

material assistance to Ukraine;

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to support a comprehensive aid programme akin to the Marshall Plan for the

reconstruction of a more prosperous Ukraine firmly anchored to the liberal democratic

family of nations;

to support reparation and compensation mechanisms and consider the use of frozen

Russian assets to ensure Russia pays for the damages and losses it has caused and

helps fund the rebuilding of Ukraine, whilst being mindful of the lessons of history;

to recognise that reconstruction will demand sustained financial and political support

from the international community and to begin to outline in close consultation with

Ukraine, the EU, and key international financial institutions like the World Bank and the

IMF a strategy for financing Ukraine’s economic rebirth;

to recognise the Assembly’s important role in supporting Ukraine’s democratic

consolidation and in bringing Ukraine closer to the full membership status.