Below is an overview of how the NATO Parliamentary Assembly has supported Ukraine through sustained parliamentary engagement. The timeline brings together statements, meetings, visits, and exchanges that reflect continued engagement in support of Ukraine.
16 January 2026
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly Bureau issued an open letter to Assembly Members urging to accelerate the delivery of air-defence and air-to-air missile systems to Ukraine. This appeal follows a direct request from Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and comes amid intensified Russian strikes targeting critical civilian infrastructure. Assembly leaders called to fully resource NATO’s Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), fast-track transfers of AIM systems and Patriot interceptors and accelerate delivery timelines and earmark future procurements for Ukraine.
8-10 December 2025
At the 25th Annual Parliamentary Transatlantic Forum in Washington, D.C., high-level speakers highlighted sustained support for Ukraine through mechanisms like the PURL initiative. U.S. congressional leaders reaffirmed America’s commitment to NATO and Ukraine. The Forum underscored Allies’ unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and long-term security, with briefings from Ukrainian officials and experts stressing the need for continued military, political, and economic assistance and expanded cooperation with Ukraine’s defence industry.
23-24 November 2025
Addressing the fourth Parliamentary Summit of the International Crimea Platform, held in Stockholm, President Perestrello emphasised that the NATO Parliamentary Assembly “fully supports efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace – one that ensures a free, sovereign, and prosperous future for Ukraine; that guarantees Ukraine’s and Europe’s long-term security; and that does not reward aggression but deters it.”
30 October 2025
A NATO PA Defence and Security Committee delegation visited Lviv on 30 October amid renewed Russian strikes on critical infrastructure, witnessing Ukraine’s resilience and hearing urgent calls for continued military and fiscal support as budget pressures and donor fatigue grow. The visit included briefings at the Ground Forces Academy on Ukraine’s rapid adaptation to modern warfare and NATO standards, as well as engagements with local authorities on infrastructure resilience, displaced populations and humanitarian initiatives. Visits to Lychakiv Cemetery and the RECOVERY Rehabilitation Centre underscored the heavy human toll of the war. Delegation leader Nicola Carè stressed that Allies must intensify efforts to support Ukraine’s legitimate self-defence, reaffirming the NATO PA’s enduring commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty, freedom and Euro-Atlantic integration.
10-13 October 2025
On the agenda of the NATO PA Annual Session in Ljubljana, there were several reports on Ukraine, exploring the parameters of a just and durable peace, Ukraine’s reform agenda and the role of Russia’s enablers – “the Axis of Upheaval” – in sustaining Moscow’s war effort. In its resolution on Ukraine, the Assembly recommended “timely and continuous” supply of critical capabilities, including air-defence equipment, long-range precision weapons, and ammunition. It urged expanded and tightened sanctions on Russia and reaffirmed that Russia’s attempts to annex Ukrainian territory should never be recognised. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to the Assembly by videolink from Kyiv. He appealed for Allies to urgently bolster Ukraine’s air defences in response to a rise in Russian drone and missile attacks on population centres and energy infrastructure. Participating in person, the First Deputy Chairperson of Ukraine’s Parliament, Oleksandr Korniyenko, and the Head of the Ukrainian Delegation, Yehor Cherniev, updated lawmakers on the situation in Ukraine, stressing that Kyiv’s ability to resist depends on uninterrupted aid and a strengthened defence-industrial base.
3 September 2025
In a joint statement, the Co-Chairs of the Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council condemned Russia’s ongoing war of aggression, deliberate attacks on civilians, and attempts to destabilise the international order, stressing that peace must be based on a comprehensive ceasefire, accountability, and Russia’s full withdrawal from occupied Ukrainian territories. While welcoming U.S. diplomatic efforts, they underscored that substantial military and financial support to Ukraine must continue and restrictive measures against Russia and its enablers must be maintained and strengthened. The statement emphasised that Ukraine’s long-term security requires robust guarantees, sustained defence assistance, and strong support for its defence industrial base, and reaffirmed that Ukraine’s future is in NATO as the most effective security guarantee for both Ukraine and the Euro-Atlantic area.
15-16 July 2025
NATO PA held a capacity building programme for staff from the Defence and Law-Enforcement Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on 15-16 July 2025. The training module organised jointly with the European Parliament’s Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) aimed to enhance participants’ knowledge of the decision-making and oversight of security, defence and law-enforcement sectors, defence partnerships and the future of the European defence. The programme was organized in the margins of the 107th Rose-Roth Seminar on “EU-NATO Cooperation: Essential Partnership and Democratic Resilience”.
14-15 July 2025
Support for the democratic future of Ukraine was a key topic of the 107th Rose-Roth Seminar, which took place in Brussels, jointly organised by the NATO PA and the European Parliament. Seminar speakers agreed that NATO and the EU must prioritise Ukraine’s democratic resilience and long-term security, with many arguing that NATO and EU membership offer Ukraine its only credible guarantee. Participants stressed that Ukraine seeks not only to win the war but to strengthen its democratic institutions, with the Verkhovna Rada playing a key role even under wartime conditions. Speakers also highlighted the need to boost defence investment, counter Russian disinformation, and help prepare for Ukraine’s first post-war elections, noting that supporting Ukraine’s strength is essential to restoring lasting security in Europe.
20 June 2025
At the Parliamentary Summit in Brussels to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the NATO PA, parliamentary leaders underscored that Allies must remain unwavering in their support for Ukraine’s democracy, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and right to self-defence. Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk thanked Allies for the support already provided, called for urgent and resolute action, and argued that Ukraine’s eventual NATO membership would both protect Ukraine and strengthen the Alliance. The Summit reaffirmed the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s commitment to Ukraine and to bringing peace through strength.
22-26 May 2025
Ukraine was among a top priority of the NATO PA Spring Session in Dayton, Ohio. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha addressed the Plenary meeting of the session, while, in a separate declaration, the NATO PA urged Allied governments to “increase diplomatic, military, financial and humanitarian support for Ukraine”; back the ramping up of sanctions against Russia and its accomplices, including in the oil and gas sector; and ensure any peace agreement “deters future Russian aggression, guarantees Ukraine’s long-term security and strengthens European and Euro-Atlantic security.”
28-29 April 2025
A high-level delegation, led by President Marcos Perestrello (Portugal), travelled to Kyiv on 28-29 April to reaffirm the Assembly’s unwavering support for Ukraine and stress that, for peace to be just and lasting, it needs to be rooted in strength.
Addressing the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine at the invitation of Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk, President Perestrello recalled that “the NATO Parliamentary Assembly has stood with you and with Ukraine from day one. Our messages of support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, right to self-defence and self-determination have been clear and consistent”.
In addition to their counterparts from the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the delegation met with Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Defence Minister Rustem Umerov and Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Ihor Zhovkva. They also exchanged with human rights defender and Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk, and visited a Ukrainian drone company and a recovery centre for wounded soldiers.
23-24 April 2025
A special meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council (UNIC) convened in Wiesbaden review the Assembly’s ongoing political support for Ukraine’s self-defence against Russia’s war of aggression. This event included a visit to NATO’s Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU), a new Allied command launched at the 2024 Washington NATO Summit to assist with the delivery of essential Allied and partner security assistance to Ukraine. The delegation attending the UNIC meeting also included officers of the NATO PA Defence and Security Committee (DSC) and the of Sub-Committee on NATO Partnerships (PCNP).
5-6 April 2025
The Standing Committee meets in Skopje and reaffirms its unwavering support for Ukraine as it continues its courageous self-defence against Russia’s war of aggression. As the President stresses, “First and foremost, we must continue to meet Ukraine’s short-term needs and to strengthen [its] position at the negotiating table.” He also underscores the imperative of establishing a “just and lasting peace, underpinned by solid security guarantees,” welcoming “the US administration’s efforts towards a step-by-step ceasefire paving the way to a peace agreement”. The delegation hears from Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, and exchanges with Yehor Cherniev, Head of the Ukrainian delegation to the NATO PA.
24 February 2025
The NATO PA Bureau releases a statement on the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Reiterating that the Assembly “has stood with Ukraine from day one”, the Bureau “urge[s] Allied governments to continue to step up their support and, as Allied parliamentarians, we stand ready to commit the necessary budgetary resources.” They also note the Assembly’s continued commitment to “continuing to support the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in its work to strengthen Ukraine’s democracy and democratic institutions now and into the future.”
17-19 February 2025
During the annual joint meeting of the North Atlantic Council and the NATO PA Standing Committee, the NATO PA President calls on the Allies “to reaffirm our unwavering support for Ukraine, its sovereignty, territorial integrity, right to self-defence and self-determination and to live in peace” and to work together and with Ukraine on a peace deal that guarantees Ukraine’s and Europe’s security, prevents future aggression, and deters other autocrats: “The Ukrainians are fighting for our democratic values and for our security, we cannot turn our backs on them.
20-21 January 2025
The Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council (UNIC) meets for its first meeting in 2025, bringing together 29 parliamentarians from 15 Allied countries 10 and Ukrainian lawmakers at NATO Headquarters on 20 January. Ahead of the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, UNIC members reiterate their resolve to ensure Ukraine continues to get the support it needs to prevail, and UNIC Co-Chairpersons, Oleksandr Korniyenko (Ukraine), First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, and Audronius Azubalis (Lithuania), issue a joint statement. The Ukrainian UNIC members hold a separate study programme the following day.
22-25 November 2024
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly holds its Annual Session, hosted by the Parliament of Canada in Montréal. The 260 lawmakers from the 32-nation NATO Alliance and its broad network of partners reinforce the Assembly’s unwavering support for Ukraine until it achieves victory and beyond, notably with a resolution on NATO after the Washington Summit: Future-Proofing the Alliance and Supporting Ukraine until Victory. Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of Ukraine’s parliament the Verkhovna Rada, also addresses the Plenary Sitting.
24 October 2024
President Gerald E. Connolly addresses the Third Crimea Platform Parliamentary Summit. He stresses the Assembly’s unwavering support: “We will stand firm with Ukraine. We will not engage with fatigue. We will not engage in rationalization. We will not engage in equivocation. We will not engage in enabling behaviour for you. We will not yield.”
9-11 October 2024
18 parliamentarians from the NATO PA’s Economics and Security Committee’s Sub-Committee on Transition and Development (ESCTER) travelled to Estonia to, among other, discuss the country’s substantial support to Ukraine, which Estonian officials believe constitutes their first line of defence. In relation to its population size, Estonia is among the most important supporters of Ukraine’s military effort.
12 October 2024
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly hosts an online meeting for members from the Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence of the Norwegian Storting. This was the first meeting of a new initiative aimed at facilitating discussions between Ukrainian parliamentarians and their counterparts in Allied parliaments on the legislative reforms necessary for Ukraine to adopt on its way to NATO membership.
16-17 September 2024
During the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s 106th Rose-Roth Seminar in Warsaw, Poland, 66 parliamentarians from 20 NATO member and partner countries explore how best to galvanise and sustain international support for Ukraine and emphasise the urgency, given Russia’s sustained attacks on civilian infrastructure, including Ukraine’s energy networks.
10 July 2024
In his address to NATO’s Heads of State and Government on the first day of the NATO Summit in Washington, D.C., President Gerald E. Connolly (United States) calls Ukraine a critical test for NATO today: “The solidarity we have mustered in the face of Putin’s challenge gives lie to the myth that we are a tired and obsolete Alliance. [...] We need to meet that test […] by marrying the Alliance’s commitment to democracy, to the courage and bravery of the Ukrainian people who are fighting and dying every day for their right to join our ranks as members of the democratic family.
9 July 2024
At a NATO Parliamentary Summit in Washington D.C., hosted by the United States NATO PA delegation, leaders from all 32 Allied parliaments and Chairman of Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, gather in the United States Congress. This gathering demonstrates lawmakers’ unity and resolve, particularly in support for Ukraine, as NATO faces a new era of strategic competition and the greatest test for collective security and defence in a generation.
24-25 June 2024
The UNIC meets in Kyiv, bringing together some 25 parliamentarians from 11 NATO countries and Ukraine. Members hear about Ukraine’s determination to turn the tide of the war and resist Russia’s illegal and brutal aggression, encouraged by the renewed and ongoing military support from its partners. They also discuss expectations for the upcoming NATO Washington Summit.
UNIC Rapporteur Yehor Cherniev (Ukraine), Head of the Ukrainian delegation to the NATO PA, and UNIC Co-chair Audronius Azubalis (Lithuania) release a statement reaffirming the unbreakable bond between Allied and Ukrainian lawmakers in the face of the criminal and devastating war unleashed by the terrorist Russian regime.
24-27 May 2024
At the 2024 Spring Session in Sofia, Bulgaria, the spotlight is firmly on Ukraine. Importantly, members exchange with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, Rustem Umerov, Minister of Defence of Ukraine, and Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General on how to step up and accelerate military and other support to Ukraine.
At its plenary sitting, the Assembly passes a Declaration on Standing with Ukraine until Victory, which includes timely and important recommendations on how Allies can best support Ukraine’s victory and ensure Russia’s strategic defeat. Key recommendations include:
- urgently delivering the equipment Allies promised to Ukraine;
- lifting restrictions on Ukraine’s use of Allied weapons to strike legitimate targets in Russia;
- making clear that Ukraine’s path to NATO membership is irreversible;
- recognising Ukraine’s progress towards an invitation to join NATO by taking concrete steps forward on its membership path and accelerating its integration; and
- increasing NATO’s coordinating role through the establishment of a NATO mission for Ukraine and committing to provide ambitious, sustainable, equitable and predictable funding.
In the first draft report by the Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council (UNIC), Rapporteur Yehor Cherniev, head of Ukraine’s delegation to the Assembly, highlights progress towards NATO membership conditions, including strengthening democratic oversight of the armed forces, harmonising legislation with NATO treaties and reforming defence procurement.
23-24 March 2024
In Tallinn, Estonia, the Standing Committee members underline their commitment to standing with Ukraine until victory. They discuss their initial recommendations for Allied Heads of State and Government to maintain full support for Ukraineat the forthcoming 2024 Summit in Washington, D.C. on 9-11 July.
The members also hear, via video, from Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, on the latest developments in Ukraine and engage with Yehor Cherniev, Head of the Ukrainian Delegation to the NATO PA, on how to best support Ukraine’s fight for freedom and survival.
24 February 2024
On the second anniversary of Russia’s renewed invasion of Ukraine, the Bureau issues a statement reaffirming the Assembly’s unwavering support.
A short video also showcases the Assembly’s support since 24 February 2022.
19-21 February 2024
During the Annual Joint Committee Meetings in Brussels, over 130 NATO PA members convene to consult with senior NATO officials on Allies’ ongoing, unwavering support for Ukraine. Discussions also focus on NATO’s transformation as the Alliance approaches its 75th anniversary in April and prepares for a critical NATO Summit in Washington, D.C.
The Assembly’s Standing Committee also holds its annual joint meeting with the North Atlantic Council (NAC) , addressing how to further strengthen support for Ukraine.
29 January 2024
The first Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council (UNIC) meeting of 2024 brings together 27 parliamentarians from 17 Allied countries and 9 Ukrainian lawmakers at NATO Headquarters on 29 January.
The parliamentary leaders from Allied countries and Ukraine, alongside senior NATO and Allied officials, reiterate their resolve to ensure Ukraine prevails in this brutal conflict, discuss further support measures and Ukraine’s path to NATO membership.
The UNIC Co-Chairpersons, Oleksandr Korniyenko (Ukraine), First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, and Audronius Azubalis (Lithuania), issue a joint statement.
As part of a new package of practical measures to support Ukraine, UNIC members also elect Yehor Cherniev, Head of the Ukrainian Delegation to the NATO PA, as Rapporteur. He will update the Council on progress on Ukrainian legislative and government reforms aimed at bringing Ukraine closer to NATO.
24-25 November 2023
The President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA), Michal Szczerba (Poland), travels to Kyiv to participate in the official commemorations of the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk and other European Speakers of Parliament. Mr Szczerba is accompanied by the Co-Chair of the Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council, Audronius Azubalis (Lithuania).
In the meetings with President Zelenskyy, Chairman Stefanchuk and Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, he reaffirms the Assembly’s determined support for Ukraine and its NATO membership path. “There are two hundred and twenty-seven days to the NATO Summit in Washington. We must do everything we can in this time [...] and redouble our efforts to advocate for Ukraine”, he emphasises.
24 October 2023
The newly elected President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Michal Szczerba (Poland) joins the Speakers and Deputy Speakers of some 40 Parliaments for the second parliamentary summit of the International Crimea Platform.
In his address to the summit, President Szczerba urges assembled parliamentary leaders to continue to demonstrate unwavering unity and resolve in support of Ukraine, its sovereignty, territorial integrity, right to self-defence and NATO membership path.
“We gather here today to reaffirm our full solidarity with Ukraine — a nation fighting for its survival but also for our values”, Mr Szczerba started. “We must make sure that there will be no war fatigue in our countries. Ukraine can count on our steadfast support – not just to defend itself, but to win”, he continued.
6-9 October 2023
At the NATO PA Annual Session, hosted by the Danish Folketing in Copenhagen, over 240 lawmakers from the 31-nation NATO Alliance and 20 partner countries and parliamentary bodies gather.
The meeting underscores the NATO PA’s unwavering support for Ukraine; complete rejection of Russia’s unprovoked, unjustified, brutal and illegal war; and its strong resolve to step up support for Ukraine’s democracy, independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and Euro-Atlantic integration.
The adopted reports and resolutions make clear that Allied parliamentarians remain united to sustain assistance to Ukraine, now and for the long term, and help Ukraine advance on the path towards full NATO membership.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk both addressed the Assembly by video-link from Kyiv.
23-24 September 2023
Ukrainian and Allied legislators meet in Lviv in the framework of the Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council (UNIC), “to reaffirm our iron-clad solidarity with Ukraine – a nation fighting for its survival, for its future, but also for the future of the civilised world,” in the words of UNIC Co-Chair and Lithuanian lawmaker Audronius Azubalis.
The UNIC Co-Chairs also release a statement and agree on proposals to step up the NATO PA’s practical support to the Verkhovna Rada, to be presented at the NATO PA Annual Session in Copenhagen on 6-9 October 2023.
11 July 2023
NATO PA President Joëlle Garriaud-Maylam (France) addresses NATO’s Heads of State and Government on the first day of the Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. She underlines the importance of resolute support for Ukraine.
“Today it is in Ukraine that the defence of our values and the international law-based order is at stake,” she stressed and called for the Summit to “strongly reaffirm that we will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes.” Moreover, “we must go further and chart a clear path which will lead Ukraine towards NATO membership. Ukraine’s place is here, amongst us. Until then, we must provide firm security guarantees to Ukraine”, she said.
2 June 2023
NATO PA President Joëlle Garriaud-Maylam (France) addresses the high-level meeting of Speakers of Parliaments of NATO members in Vilnius to reiterate the Assembly's unwavering and resolute support for Ukraine and its path towards accession as well as its commitment to mobilise the aid Ukraine needs for as long as it takes to prevail. She meets with Verkhovna Rada Chairman Stefanchuk together with UNIC co-chair Audronius Azubalis.
1 June 2023
In Kosice, Slovakia, NATO PA Vice-President Zaida Cantera participates in a DCAF-organised workshop on supporting the Verkhovna Rada’s military justice reform efforts to present the Spanish experience. The workshop brings together members and staff of the Committees on Law Enforcement, and on National Security, Defence and Intelligence as well as international experts and representatives of the civil society.
19-22 May 2023
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly holds its Spring Session in Luxembourg, gathering almost 250 lawmakers from the 31-nation NATO Alliance and 16 partner countries and parliamentary bodies, including a large delegation from the Verkhovna Rada. The Session focuses on the Assembly’s unwavering support for Ukraine and NATO’s adaptation, grounded in democratic values, to the new strategic reality in the wake of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
On the concluding day, the Plenary Session adopts recommendations for the NATO summit in Vilnius (11-12 July). The declaration on United and Resolute in Support of Ukraine urges Allied leaders to, among others:
- send a strong message of practical and political support for Ukraine;
- increase and speed up Allied support, and sustain this support for as long as it takes for Ukraine to prevail and restore in full its territorial integrity;
- commit additional funding for a strategic multi-year NATO assistance programme for Ukraine;
- reconfirm that Ukraine's rightful place is in NATO and agree on the next significant steps towards Ukraine’s membership; and
- highlight the need for firm future security guarantees for Ukraine until acquiring NATO membership.
The Session started with an extraordinary joint meeting of the Assembly’s the Standing Committee – its governing body – and the Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council (UNIC)– the Assembly’s bilateral group for relations with the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov and Oleksandra Matviichuk, director of Ukraine’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning Centre for Civil Liberties, both addressed the Assembly’s members during the session.
26 March 2023
The Standing Committee, the Assembly’s governing body, holds its Annual Spring Meeting in Oslo, Norway, reaffirming its unwavering support for Ukraine, including during an exchange with Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Members also engage in a first discussion on the Assembly’s recommendations, including on Ukraine, ahead of the Summit of Heads of State and Government in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Connected from Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, and Yehor Cherniev, Head of the Ukrainian Delegation to the NATO PA, both updated the Standing Committee about the latest developments and outlined the country’s needs for increased assistance.
13-14 March 2023
A visit to Poland of the Sub-Committee on Transatlantic Relations (PCTR) and the Sub-Committee on Transition and Development (ESCTD) focuses squarely on garnering support for Ukraine’s defence, reconstruction and accession to Euro-Atlantic institutions. The visit was joined by 24 legislators from 11 NATO member parliaments and a member of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada.
24 February 2023
On the one-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine, the NATO PA Bureau releases a strong statement to express unreserved condemnation of Russia’s aggression and criminal actions as well as steadfast support for Ukraine in words and in deeds.
20-22 February 2023
During the Annual Joint Committee Meetings in Brussels, some 120 NATO PA members gather to consult with senior NATO officials on Allies’ ongoing, unwavering support for Ukraine, alongside NATO’s profound adaptation following the historic 2022 Madrid Summit.
The Assembly’s Standing Committee also meets with the North Atlantic Council (NAC) for their Annual Joint Meeting to discuss how to further strengthen support for Ukraine.
3-4 February 2023
President Joëlle Garriaud-Maylam (France) travels to Ukraine to convey the unwavering support of Allied parliaments to Ukraine. In Kyiv, she meets with the Ukrainian delegation, high-ranking officials and civil society. Visiting Borodianka, which suffered horrific devastation during Russia’s initial advance, President Garriaud-Maylam stresses the importance of holding Russia accountable for all of its crimes, including war crimes, crimes against humanity and possible acts of genocide.
23 January 2023
At the first UNIC meeting in 2023, 26 Allied and 6 Ukrainian members discuss Russia’s criminal war and NATO and Allied assistance to Ukraine, including with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, four Assistant Secretaries General and a number of Allied Ambassadors.
UNIC Co-Chairs Oleksandr Korniyenko (Ukraine), First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, and Michal Szczerba (Poland), Vice-President of the NATO PA, release a statement to underline the unreserved condemnation of Russia’s atrocious actions, the unwavering solidarity between NATO PA and Verkhovna Rada members and the steadfast support for Ukraine for as long as it takes to prevail.
5-7 December 2022
At the 22nd annual Parliamentary Transatlantic Forum, 104 Assembly members from 29 nations discuss the Allied response to Russia’s war against Ukraine and other pressing transatlantic security priorities. Ukrainian Head of Delegation Yehor Cherniev updates members with the latest developments on Russia’s war against his country.
1st December 2022
In her very first engagement since her election as NATO PA President, Joëlle Garriaud-Maylam (France) addresses the 2022 Kyiv Security Forum to demonstrate the Assembly’s steadfast and rock solid support for Ukraine.
18-21 November 2022
The 68th Annual Session takes place in Madrid, Spain. The session sends a strong message of unity and resolve at a critical moment for Euro-Atlantic and global security. The Assembly reaffirms its unwavering support for Ukraine and calls out Russia’s attacks against civilian infrastructure and population centres for what they truly are: acts of terrorism and war crimes.
Ukrainian members of parliament again join in person, and UNIC holds an exceptional meeting.
President Zelenskyy and other high-level Ukrainian officials address the Assembly, including the Prosecutor General of Ukraine and the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, who is awarded the 2022 Women for Peace and Security Award.
The Assembly’s Committees adopt its 2022 reports focused on Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The Assembly adopts five resolutions centred on Russia’s war and ways to react and adapt to Russia’s threat to Euro-Atlantic and global security:
25 October 2022
The President, accompanied by UNIC Co-Chair Michal Szczerba, addresses the First Parliamentary Summit of the International Crimea Platform, which brings together the Speakers and Chairpersons of over 30 national parliaments and international parliamentary organisations in Zagreb, Croatia.
30 September 2022
The NATO PA President issues a firm condemnation of Russia’s illegal and illegitimate annexation of four new Ukrainian regions and denounces dangerous escalation.
21 September 2022
The NATO PA Selection Committee bestow the second annual “Women for Peace and Security” Award to Ms Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, for her role as ardent champion for Ukraine’s democracy, its European and Euro-Atlantic path and the contribution of women to these causes.
13 September 2022
At the third UNIC meeting in 2022, delegates have the opportunity to discuss Allied stepped-up support and Ukraine’s counter-offensive with the Deputy Foreign Minister and the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
6 July 2022
Members discuss the key takeaways from the Madrid Summit with NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Javier Colomina, notably on support for Ukraine as well as the new reinforced deterrence and defence posture.
30 June 2022
The President addresses NATO’s Heads of State and Government at the NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain. In his remarks, he stressed how the war was a tragic illustration of the global contest of values which necessitated recommitting NATO to its democratic foundations and maintaining robust, resolute support for Ukraine.
27-30 May 2022
The NATO PA 2022 Spring Session takes place in Vilnius, Lithuania. The Session was due to be held in Kyiv. However, in close coordination with the Ukrainian hosts, the Lithuanian Seimas generously offered to organise the Spring Session in Vilnius after Russia launched its unprovoked and unjustified war of choice against Ukraine. The NATO PA 2022 Spring Session in Vilnius is, for all intents and purposes, a Ukraine session in Vilnius.
The Session demonstrates the Assembly’s unwavering, steadfast support for Ukraine and the Alliance’s resolve to deter against any threat to NATO members and to defend every inch of NATO territory.
Members of the Assembly exchange views directly with the Ukrainian delegation and highest-level Ukrainian government officials about Ukraine’s goals, expectations and needs.
The Plenary Sitting adopts a declaration on Standing with Ukraine, authored by UNIC Co-Chair Michal Szczerba. Among other, the Assembly calls for:
- continued Allied unity and resolve in helping Ukraine defend itself;
- increasing the cost for Russia of its brutal and senseless war and condemning its crimes;
- assisting victims and helping Ukraine’s reconstruction.
The Assembly also endorses the creation of a special fund to support Ukraine’s democratic institutions.
The Russian war against Ukraine is a watershed moment for Euro-Atlantic security. Arguably, all Assembly activities in 2022 will revolve around Russian actions, Allied support and assistance to Ukraine as well as NATO’s immediate response and longer-term transformation.
10 April 2022
- At the annual, early spring meeting of the Standing Committee in Athens, Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war is at the centre of the agenda and discussions.
- Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and Yehor Cherniev, Head of the Ukrainian Delegation to the NATO PA, engages with the Standing Committee.
- The Standing Committee agrees on a draft declaration on Standing with Ukraine, presented by Michal Szczerba (Poland), UNIC Co-Chair, for final adoption at the 2022 Spring Session. The President and the Rapporteur issue a statement, based on the agreed text.
- The Standing Committee also identifies five priorities to take account of the lasting, profound consequences of Russia’s actions:
- The Assembly must continue to demonstrate its support for Ukraine through regular statements and meetings with Ukrainian members of parliament.
- Members should continue to do their utmost to mobilise support for Ukraine in their respective parliaments and governments.
- The NATO PA will ensure that all Assembly bodies adopt a coordinated approach.
- The Assembly must prepare itself to assist Ukraine, and specifically the Verkhovna Rada, in the future.
- The Assembly must begin the process of assessing the long-term implications of the war on the Alliance’s risk assessment, capabilities, membership prospects and partnerships.
9 April 2022
The President meets with a group of Ukrainian refugees who had fled Ukraine for Greece.
4 March 2022
President Connolly, UNIC Co-Chairs and the Head of the Ukrainian Delegation meet to discuss the military and humanitarian situation in Ukraine and possible next steps to support Ukraine further.
1st March 2022
The NATO PA Bureau meets with NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana to discuss the situation in Ukraine, Allied support and implications for NATO.
26 February 2022
- The Bureau, joined by other Assembly leaders, holds an emergency meeting with the leaders of the Ukrainian Delegation to discuss the Russian invasion.
- President Connolly, on behalf of the Bureau, writes to the Standing Committee, urging an expansion of military and humanitarian assistance and further massive, crippling and sustained sanctions and consequences.
24 February 2022
President Connolly condemns the further invasion in the strongest terms and reaffirms the Assembly's unwavering support for Ukraine, its sovereignty, territorial integrity and right to self-defense and self-determination.
22 February 2022
- President Connolly, the UNIC Co-Chairs, members of the Ukrainian delegation and Ukrainian officials hold meeting to discuss the impact of President Putin’s latest aggressive actions.
- The Head of the Ukrainian delegation addresses the Standing Committee to update the members on the Russian threat to Ukraine.
- The Standing Committee adopts its recommendations for the new NATO Strategic Concept, which stresses that Russia’s aggressive actions, including against Ukraine, represent the principal threat to Euro-Atlantic security.
21 February 2022
- The NATO PA Bureau releases a statement on the grave security crisis provoked by Russia, condemning Russia’s continued military build-up and aggressive actions.
- The Assembly’s Standing Committee meets with the North Atlantic Council, taking stock of Russia’s massing of over 150,000 troops and discussing NATO’s response.
- President Connolly condemns in the strongest terms the recognition of the independence of the so-called “Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics”.
1st February 2022
NATO PA Standing Committee holds special discussion on the Russian threat against Ukraine, demonstrating unity and resolve and full support to Ukraine.
24 January 2022
16 December 2021
The leadership of the Assembly meets with the Ukrainian delegation to discuss the renewed Russian military build-up.
18 November 2021
President Connolly denounces the repeat military build-up by Russia, urging Russia to stop its deliberate destabilisation and aggression against Ukraine.
26-27 October 2021
In Odesa, Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council (UNIC) discusses Black Sea security, takes stock of Ukrainian reforms and reaffirms full support for Ukraine.
23 August 2021
President Connolly and the late Ojars Eriks Kalnins (Latvia), then Co-chairperson of the UNIC, address the inaugural Summit of the Crimea Platform, reaffirming the Assembly’s unwavering support for Ukraine and their condemnation of Russia’s ongoing aggression and occupation.
27 April 2021
The NATO PA establishes an informal support group for the Crimea Platform to further demonstrate the Assembly’s firm stance on Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
7 April 2021
President Connolly condemns Russia’s first military build-up in and around Ukraine as reckless and irresponsible and underlines the Assembly’s firm support of Ukraine’s independence, territorial integrity and democracy.
