European Parliament adopts resolution in support of Ukraine

The resolution is related to the support for our country’s accession to the EU and increased aid to Kyiv.

On March 12, the European Parliament adopted a resolution affirming that the European Union has become Ukraine’s primary strategic ally and must assist our country in defending its right to self-defence.

As indicated on the European Parliament’s website, MEPs welcomed the proposal for a 30-day ceasefire, agreed upon by Ukraine and the U.S. on March 11, and expressed hope that Russia would agree to it and cease all attacks on Ukrainian civilians, infrastructure, and territory.

Following an “apparent shift” in the U.S. position on Russia’s war of aggression, “which has included openly blaming Ukraine for the ongoing war”, the EU and its member states are now Ukraine’s primary strategic allies and must maintain their role as its largest donor, according to MEPs. To uphold Ukraine’s right to self-defence, the EU and its member states must significantly increase their much-needed assistance to the country, the resolution reads.

In order to deter further Russian aggression, Parliament says the EU must contribute to robust security guarantees for Ukraine. The country must be empowered to reject hasty deals that weaken its security in the mid- and long-term and risk subjecting it and other European countries to renewed Russian aggression in the future. MEPs are deeply opposed to any attempts to blackmail Ukraine’s leadership into surrendering for the sole purpose of facilitating a so-called ‘peace deal’.

The resolution also states there can be no negotiations on European security without the presence of the EU, and MEPs welcome the launch of a ‘coalition of the willing’ for the potential Europe-led enforcement of an eventual peace agreement. MEPs are dismayed by the U.S. administration’s appeasement of Russia and targeting of its allies.

Members of the European Parliament emphasize that Ukraine’s future is as a member of the EU, calling for the acceleration of accession talks.

While urging the EU to prepare for Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction with new funding, MEPs point out that Russia must pay for the massive damage caused in Ukraine. Russian sovereign assets immobilised under EU sanctions must be confiscated and used for Ukraine’s defence and reconstruction.

Finally, Parliament calls for more effective sanctions to be imposed on Russia together with restrictive measures against any entity facilitating the circumvention of sanctions and providing the Russian military complex with military and dual-use technologies.

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