site.btaBulgaria Joins EU-Ukraine Statement Urging Immediate Peace in Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev joined a statement to the media by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andrii Sybiha, and the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, calling for immediate peace in Ukraine, the Ministry’s press centre said on Wednesday. The statement was made ahead of a special briefing by the UN Security Council on Ukraine, held within the framework of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Bulgaria, together with the European Union, Ukraine and a number of partner countries, including Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, made the following statement:

"We stand here together as Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine continues to inflict human suffering and destabilize global peace. This illegal, unprovoked and unjustified full-scale invasion, now in its fourth year, is a blatant violation of the UN Charter.

The international community must remain united in addressing these grave violations of international law and in supporting Ukraine’s freedom, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.

For this reason, we stand united in our solidarity and we jointly call on the Russian Federation to stop the killing and enter meaningful negotiations with Ukraine.

We want to reiterate that intentionally directing attacks against civilians or civilian objects or causing disproportionate civilian harm is a war crime. Russia must immediately cease its indiscriminate missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities and towns. We reiterate the need to ensure accountability for the most serious crimes under international law.

In recent months, Russia has chosen the path of escalation: adhering to maximalist positions, increased attacks against innocent civilians, and conducted unprecedented and intentional violation of EU Member States’ airspace by drones and planes. Russia undermines European and global peace and security.

These actions demonstrate that Russia is the one undermining prospects for peace. Nobody wants peace more than Ukrainians. 

Together, we urge all global partners to use their influence and maximize pressure on Russia to immediately end this unlawful aggression, work towards a just and lasting peace. 

We remain unwavering in our support for Ukraine. We stand with Ukraine militarily, economically, politically and diplomatically. We support a just and lasting peace, based on international law and the UN Charter. Our support to Ukraine is about making peace a reality."

Georgiev emphasized that Bulgaria will continue to be an active participant in international efforts towards achieving a just and lasting peace, as well as in supporting Ukraine at all levels, within the EU, UN, and other international formats.