On August 28, 2022, it became known that the member states of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) strongly condemned the unprovoked and unjustified aggressive war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and called on the occupiers to withdraw their troops from the territory of Ukraine.
Source: NPT participating states
The NPT member countries in their statement strongly condemned the ongoing unprovoked and unjustified aggressive war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, which is a gross violation of international law, in particular the UN Charter.
“We, Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chad, Cyprus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Marshall Islands, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Ukraine and the European Union, we confirm our unwavering support for the legitimate and sovereign Ukrainian government, as well as the independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.”
All signatories condemned the actions of the Russian Federation, which led to the deprivation of Ukraine’s control over Ukrainian nuclear facilities and the disruption of our country’s exercise of its inalienable right to develop research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
Separately, the authors of the joint statement highly appreciated the heroic efforts of Ukrainian personnel at Ukrainian nuclear facilities, in particular at Zaporizhzhia NPP and Chornobyl NPP, which continue to work tirelessly to ensure nuclear safety in Ukraine.
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