"We will stand firm on the need for Russia to return to respect of international law as well as of its international obligations, responsibilities and commitments as a pre-condition for a NATO–Russia relationship based on trust and confidence," the leaders said in a joint declaration stated in Bucharest, Ukraine Today reports.

NATO’s next summit will take place on July 8-9, 2016 in Warsaw.

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