On Wednesday 9 July, MEPs once again called for greater European military support for Ukraine.
In the resolution that was adopted (507 votes in favour, 77 against and 55 abstentions), MEPs called on the EU and Member States to “substantially enhance the effectiveness and accelerate the delivery of military support to Ukraine in order to allow Ukraine to legitimately defend itself against Russia’s escalating attacks on cities and civilian infrastructure across the country, and to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position for negotiations”.
The European Parliament is calling to “substantially” increase the effectiveness and impact of sanctions on Russia, including measures relating to ‘shadow fleet’ vessels, a full ban on Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG), oil and raw materials, and a lower oil price cap. They believe it is important to adopt the 18th set of sanctions “without further delay”. In addition, Russia’s immobilised public assets must be used to support the defence and reconstruction of Ukraine.
The European Parliament reaffirmed the EU’s willingness to contribute to the reconstruction of Ukraine’s economy and infrastructure, adding that Russia must pay for the massive damage it has caused in Ukraine. “Russia bears sole responsibility for its war of aggression and that there can be no impunity”, the European Parliament points out, adding that “the systematic and deliberate targeting of civilians (...) may constitute a genocidal strategy orchestrated and executed by the Russian Government”.
See the resolution: https://aeur.eu/f/hsl (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)