," ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁Russia ' s ▁actions ▁viol ated ▁the ▁UN ▁Char ter , ▁the ▁Hels ink i ▁Final ▁Act ▁and ▁the ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Paris . ▁ ▁Germany : ▁At ▁an ▁EU ▁sum mit ▁in ▁late ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Chan cell or ▁Ang ela ▁Mer kel ▁war ned ▁that ▁Russian ▁president ▁Vladimir ▁Put in ▁was ▁moving ▁toward ▁a ▁military ▁es cal ation ▁that ▁could ▁threaten ▁Lat via ▁and ▁Est onia . ▁Her ▁st ance ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁reflect ▁conclus ions ▁drawn ▁from ▁extensive ▁convers ations ▁with ▁Put in ▁over ▁the ▁preceding ▁nine ▁months , ▁together ▁with ▁evidence ▁of ▁bad ▁faith ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁Put in . ▁ ▁Lat via : ▁Lat v ian ▁foreign ▁minister ▁Ed g ars ▁R in ke v ics ▁said ▁that ▁Russia ' s ▁actions ▁in ▁August ▁were ▁an ▁" act ▁of ▁ag gression " ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁conflict ▁was ▁a ▁" war ". ▁ ▁Lith u ania : ▁Lith uan ian ▁president ▁Dal ia ▁G ry b aus ka ite ▁said ▁Russia ' s ▁actions ▁meant ▁it ▁was ▁at ▁war ▁with ▁Ukraine , ▁and ▁" p ract ically " ▁at ▁war ▁with ▁Europe . ▁She ▁called ▁on ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁to ▁assist ▁Ukraine ▁in ▁def ending ▁itself , ▁saying ▁" T od ay ▁Ukraine ▁is ▁fighting ▁a ▁war ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁all ▁Europe ." ▁ ▁Poland : ▁Polish ▁foreign ▁minister ▁R ados ław ▁S ikor ski ▁called ▁the ▁invasion ▁" the ▁greatest ▁security ▁crisis ▁in ▁Europe ▁in ▁dec ades ."