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European Parliamentarians Visit Kyiv, Reaffirm Unwavering Support for Ukraine
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European Parliamentarians Visit Kyiv, Reaffirm Unwavering Support for Ukraine

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • European and NATO parliamentarians visited Kyiv to reaffirm support for Ukraine's victory and future EU and NATO membership.
  • The delegation emphasized that diplomacy requires sufficient military, political, and economic pressure on Russia.
  • They urged governments to ensure continuous arms supply to Ukraine, prioritizing air defense systems and other critical weaponry.

A delegation of 35 European Union and NATO foreign, security, and defense committee chairs visited Kyiv this week, underscoring unwavering support for Ukraine's fight for victory and its eventual membership in the EU and NATO. The visit, the 15th by the "United for Ukraine" group since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, aimed to visibly demonstrate solidarity with the Ukrainian people.

Diplomacy can only yield results when Russia faces sufficient military, political, and economic pressure.

— European and NATO parliamentariansStated publicly in Kyiv during the delegation's visit.

During their visit, the parliamentarians publicly stated in Kyiv that diplomacy can only yield results when Russia faces sufficient military, political, and economic pressure. They reaffirmed their commitment to Ukraine's defensive operations, asserting its right to self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter. The group highlighted that Russia cannot continue its aggression with impunity, citing Ukraine's successful strikes against Russian military industrial and other war-related infrastructure.

We all reaffirmed in Kyiv our unwavering support for Ukraine's defensive operations, as it has the right to defend itself against Russia's full-scale aggression in accordance with the provisions of Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.

— European and NATO parliamentariansReaffirming support for Ukraine's right to self-defense.

The delegation urged their respective governments and parliaments to ensure a continuous and prompt supply of weapons to Ukraine. They stressed that air defense missiles, including those for Patriot, IRIS-T, HAWK, SAMP/T, and NASAMS systems, as well as combat aircraft weaponry and other urgently needed capabilities, must remain an absolute priority. Furthermore, they called for increased contributions to initiatives like PURL, which facilitates the purchase of U.S. weaponry for European use with European funds, and other mechanisms aimed at rapidly supplying necessary armaments.

Air defense missiles, including those for Patriot, IRIS-T, HAWK, SAMP/T and NASAMS systems, weaponry for Ukraine's combat aviation and other urgently needed capabilities must remain an absolute priority.

— European and NATO parliamentariansUrging governments to prioritize specific weapon systems for Ukraine.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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