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33 years ago, participating States signed the Charter of Paris for a New Europe. They declared the era of confrontation & division of Europe had ended. They hailed a continent that was liberating itself from the legacy of the past. 1/5
Statement: bit.ly/3GgiVBj
Statement: bit.ly/3GgiVBj
Instead of celebrating this anniversary, we witness as Russia’s current leaders see a Europe whole free & at peace not as a goal, but rather as a threat to the Kremlin’s revanchist political ambitions. 2/5
Instead of protecting & promoting human rights & fundamental freedoms – what the Charter of Paris calls “the first responsibility of government” – Russia engages in a crushing crackdown at home and its forces in Ukraine continue to commit unconscionable atrocities and abuses. 3/5
Instead of seeking equal security for all our countries, Russia is trying to tear up the rulebook that has made all of us more secure as it attempts to redraw borders by force. 4/5
Instead of advancing prosperity through economic liberty, today we see Russia destroying Ukraine’s farmland and attacking its agricultural infrastructure and ports, impeding Black Sea shipping, and exacerbating global food insecurity. 5/5
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