"We call for providing Ukraine with the necessary weapons and lifting restrictions on their use": MPs appeal to partner countries
Kyiv • UNN
Ukrainian MPs have called for providing Ukraine with the necessary weapons, lifting restrictions on their use, and recognizing Russia's actions as a terrorist act, as Russia has launched a massive missile attack on Ukrainian cities that killed dozens of people.
The leadership of the Verkhovna Rada and parliamentary factions and groups of the Ukrainian parliament, in connection with the terrorist attack by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, called on Ukraine to provide the necessary weapons and lift restrictions on their use so that Ukraine can defend itself against Russian terror.
This is stated in a joint statement by the parliamentarians, UNN reports .
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According to the report, the Russian Federation's attack on the eve of the Washington NATO summit is seen as a cynical signal from the Alliance, dictated by the Russians' confidence in their complete impunity.
This terrorist attack requires a special response from our allies. Further delay in taking effective measures to counter Russian aggression will only encourage the aggressor to scale up its crimes and continue its genocidal practices. We, the leadership of the Verkhovna Rada and the parliamentary factions and groups of the Ukrainian parliament, emphasize that in violation of all existing norms of international humanitarian law, the aggressor state - the Russian Federation - commits war crimes against civilians, crimes against humanity and the crime of genocide against the Ukrainian people, destroying civilian and medical infrastructure of Ukraine and denying the right of Ukrainians to life
It is emphasized that with today's attack, Russia has shown that it seeks neither peace nor negotiations and does not intend to abandon its aggressive goal of destroying Ukraine.
"This means that the world must show determination and stop the terrorist state. We call for all the necessary weapons to be provided to Ukraine and for restrictions on their use to be lifted so that our country can defend itself against Russian terror. Air defense systems, primarily Patriot and SAMP/T, accompanying missiles, long-range weapons, artillery systems and shells, unmanned aerial vehicles and electronic warfare systems in sufficient quantities are what can help Ukraine protect lives," the MPs added.
The MPs also called on the governments and parliaments of foreign countries and international organizations to immediately respond to the barbaric attack committed by the Russian Federation and recognize it as a terrorist act. In addition, the MPs call on the international community to take all possible measures to investigate this and other crimes and to bring to justice and fairly punish all those responsible for their commission within national and international jurisdictions.
We reiterate that the declared commitment to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter requires that member states exert the toughest effective political and sanctions pressure on the Russian Federation and its officials, including its highest officials, to end its armed aggression against Ukraine and restore a world order based on respect for international law and the UN Charter. We call on NATO member states to increase military and technical assistance to Ukraine, to close Ukrainian skies and to decide on the possibility of shooting down Russian missiles over Ukraine with NATO assets
Recall
A massive Russian missile attack on Ukraine has left many parts of Kyiv in ruins. At least 22 people were killed and more than 80 wounded.