NATO Allies support and stand in solidarity with the United States, following its April 15 announcement of actions to respond to "Russia's destabilizing activities," the North Atlantic Alliance said in a statement on Thursday.

"Russia continues to demonstrate a sustained pattern of destabilising behaviour, including its violations of Ukraine's and Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, andcontinued violation, non-implementation, and circumvention of numerous international obligations and commitments, including the Budapest Memorandum," the statement said.