Nine months after the start of the invasion of Ukraine, filled with European Parliament made a decision. Russia state that supports terrorism deliberate military attacks and atrocities against civilian targets such as energy infrastructure, hospitals, schools and shelters, and for violating international and humanitarian law that “consists of acts of terrorism” and “constitutes war crimes”. Again not binding and it is highly symbolic, attested by the text. 494 votes in favour, 58 against and 44 abstentions– Sends a resounding message to the country it governs Vladimir Putin: your country is a State that “uses the means of terrorism”.
Unlike in the United States, the European Union does not have a legal framework that allows a country to officially declare a sponsor of terrorism. Members of the European Parliament invite the Council and Member States to establish the appropriate legal framework and consider including Russia on such a list. The European Parliament argues that this would unleash a number of key restrictive measures against Moscow, with profound consequences. restrictive inferences For EU relations with Russia.
As we work on this path, the resolution calls on the Council to include: EU terrorist list Russian paramilitary organization Wagner Group, Special Motorized Regiment 141, also known as Kadyrovites, and other Russian-funded armed groups, militias and proxies. They also urge the Twenty-seven to continue to isolate Russia economically and add a new one. ninth sanctions package up to eight accepted so far. Members of the European Parliament also want member states to actively prevent, investigate and prosecute the circumvention of existing sanctions, and to explore, together with the European Commission, possible measures against countries trying to help Russia circumvent the restrictive measures already in place.
Purpose: isolate Russia
In the view of the Members of the European Parliament, the EU should not only continue to work to isolate Moscow at the European level, but should also support the same goal at the international level. United Nations Security Council. In this area, for example, they consider it important. reduce diplomatic ties With Russia, Minimize EU contacts with official Russian representatives and Close and ban Russian state-affiliated institutions in the EU propagandists all over the world.
“Since Russia launched its all-out war against Ukraine, we have condemned it in the strongest terms, defended strong EU sanctions against Russia, and urged Russia to fight its impunity by prosecuting it for war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes of aggression.” “, explained the vice-president of the Portuguese Social Democrats Pedro Marquis. With the accepted decision. Socialists think they are sending a strong political signal. “It is clear that Russia wants to make it impossible for people to spend the winter without heating, water and electricity. These are nothing but war crimes. Russia must be stopped and held to account. The bloodshed must now stop.” . .