The Parliament in Chisinau has adopted a Declaration in support of the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Ukraine. The initiative was backed by 54 deputies. The legislature condemns the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, as well as the “cynical attempts of the Kremlin administration to justify this barbaric act, through false and unfounded claims about the illegitimacy of the current leadership of Ukraine and by presenting a distorted view of the situation in democratic Ukraine”, reports IPN.

The Declaration mentions that the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people in the face of the Russian Federation’s aggression is a condition for the existence of the Republic of Moldova as a sovereign and democratic state, as well as a condition for maintaining peace and guaranteeing fundamental freedoms on the European continent.

The document reiterates that Ukraine is a sovereign and independent European state, with borders recognized by the international community in 1991, which has the right to self-defense and determines its own internal, external, and security policies. Accordingly, the text of the declaration mentions that any illegal annexation of Ukraine’s territory, resulting from the unprovoked and outright aggression of the Russian Federation, will not be recognized by the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova.

In this regard, the authors urge the parliaments of other states to adopt declarations expressing their unconditional support for the sovereignty of Ukraine and its territorial integrity.