Presidents of nine countries of Central and Eastern Europe called on all NATO members to increase military assistance to Ukraine

This is the statement of the leaders of the countries.

The Presidents also supported the decision of the Bucharest NATO Summit in 2008 on Ukraine's future membership in the Alliance.

"We reiterate our support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. We do not and will never recognize Russia's attempts to annex any Ukrainian territory," the statement reads.

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