The presidents of NATO member states from Central and Eastern Europe with a joint statement regarding Russia's decision to illegally annex Ukrainian territories emphasized that they will never accept it.

- We, the presidents from Central and Eastern Europe, from countries whose leaders visited Kyiv during the war and personally witnessed the consequences of Russian aggression, cannot remain silent before the flagrant violation of international law by the Russian Federation and in that direction we make the following statement: We reiterate our support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. We do not recognize and will never recognize Russian attempts to annex any Ukrainian territory. We firmly stand by the decision of the NATO Summit in 2008 in Bucharest on Ukraine's membership in the future. We fully support Ukraine in its defense against Russian invasion, demand that Russia immediately withdraw from all occupied territories, and encourage all allies to significantly increase military aid to Ukraine. Anyone who commits an act of aggression must bear responsibility and be brought to justice - says the joint statement signed by:

Milos Zeman, President of the Czech Republic
Alar Karis, President of the Republic of Estonia
Egils Levits, President of the Republic of Latvia
Gitanas Nauseda, President of the Republic of Lithuania
Stevo Pendarovski, President of the Republic of North Macedonia
Milo Djukanovic, President of the Republic of Montenegro
Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland
Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania
Zuzana Čaputova, President of the Slovak Republic