Moldova’s parliament approves declaration condemning Russia for war on Ukraine

Moldova’s parliament approved a declaration Thursday condemning Russia over its war on Ukraine, which recently entered its second year, local media reported.

Lawmakers recognized that Russia started a war with Ukraine with the annexation of the Crimean peninsula in 2014 and has since continued its aggression against the country, the state-run Moldpres news agency said.

It said parliament also recognized that Russia has been waging an illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war against Ukraine, intensified through the widescale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022.