Karin Åström will start the visit in Vilnius on 20 March, then travel to Warsaw where she will be joined by Hans Wallmark on 21 March. Riga and Tallinn are on the agenda on Monday 24 March.
Karin Åström and Hans Wallmark call on the Russian Federation to take steps to de-escalate the tense situation: "The decision to hold an illegitimate referendum in Crimea on accession to the Russian Federation violates the Ukrainian constitution and is unacceptable. We call on the Russian Federation to take urgent steps to de-escalate the tense situation that could lead to a new Cold War in Europe."