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7.\u00a0We reiterate our support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, Georgia, and the Republic of Moldova within their internationally recognised borders.\u00a0 In accordance with its international commitments, we call on Russia to withdraw the forces it has stationed in all three countries without their consent.\u00a0 We strongly condemn Russia\u2019s illegal and illegitimate annexation of Crimea, which we do not and will not recognise.\u00a0 The discrimination against the Crimean Tatars and members of other local communities must end.\u00a0 International monitoring structures must be allowed to carry out their essential work in view of the protection of human rights.\u00a0 We call for the full implementation of the Minsk Agreements by all sides, and support the efforts of the Normandy format and the Trilateral Contact Group.\u00a0 NATO\u2019s response is in support of this overall effort, which includes sanctions as decided by the European Union (EU), the G7, and others, to promote a peaceful solution to the conflict and to address Russia\u2019s actions.\u00a0 We urge Russia to cease all political, financial, and military support to militant groups and stop intervening militarily in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and to withdraw troops, equipment, and mercenaries from the territory of Ukraine, and return to the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination.\u00a0 We are deeply concerned by the use of torture and the transfer of Ukrainian citizens to prisons in Russia. We stress the importance of the safety and full and unhindered access for the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission, up to and including the Russia-Ukraine border.\u00a0 We call on Russia to reverse its recognition of the Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions of Georgia as independent states; to implement the EU-mediated 12 August 2008 ceasefire, particularly the withdrawal of Russian forces from the territory of Georgia; to end its militarisation of these regions; and to stop the construction of border-like obstacles.\u00a0 We also call on Russia to withdraw its troops from the territory of the Republic of Moldova, and to continue to engage constructively in the Transnistria Settlement Process.\u00a0 We are committed to supporting the Republic of Moldova\u2019s democratic reforms and defence capacity building efforts. (…)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n