On Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine
B-10-2025-0075
on behalf of the PPE Group · Rapporteur: Rasa Juknevičienė, Michael Gahler, Andrzej Halicki, Sebastião Bugalho, David McAllister, Siegfried Mureşan, Željana Zovko, Isabel WiselerLima, Nicolás Pascual de la Parte, Mika Aaltola, Krzysztof Brejza, Daniel Caspary, Sandra Kalniete, Seán Kelly, Ondřej Kolář, Łukasz Kohut, Andrey Kovatchev, Miriam Lexmann, Antonio LópezIstúriz White, Danuše Nerudová, Mirosława Nykiel, Ana Miguel Pedro, Paulius Saudargas, Davor Ivo Stier, Michał Szczerba, Alice Teodorescu Måwe, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Matej Tonin, Pekka Toveri, Inese Vaidere, Milan Zver
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This resolution condemns Russia's use of disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war against Ukraine, and calls for EU-wide measures to counter it.¶¶ It denounces Soviet and Nazi crimes, recognizes the Holodomor as genocide, and calls for an EU-wide ban on totalitarian symbols.¶¶ It calls for a special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine, support for the ICC, and enhanced EU action against hybrid threats.¶¶¶ It urges member states to integrate history of totalitarian crimes into school curricula and supports remembrance projects.¶¶
Key points
- Acknowledges shared responsibility of Nazi Germany and Soviet Union for starting World War II via the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.¶
- Denounces zones of exclusive interests as incompatible with international law; recalls no justification for aggression.¶
- Regrets Russia's failure to acknowledge Soviet crimes and renounce imperial past, leading to war against Ukraine.¶
- Condemns Russia's invasion, war crimes, deportation of Ukrainian children, and denial of Ukrainian identity.¶
- Condemns systematic falsification of history by Kremlin and attacks on commemorative events.¶
- Recognizes Soviet deportations, Gulag, Holodomor, Crimean Tatar deportation, and Upper Silesian Tragedy as genocide or crimes against humanity.¶
- Calls for raising awareness and integrating history of totalitarian crimes into school curricula in all member states.¶
- Calls on member states to assess and condemn crimes of communist and Nazi regimes, including at UN level.¶
- Calls on Commission to support historical memory projects and establish a special envoy for remembrance.¶
- Calls for EU-wide ban on Nazi and Soviet symbols and symbols of Russia's aggression; supports pan-European memorial.¶
- Condemns russofascism ideology and calls for special tribunal for crime of aggression against Ukraine.¶¶
- Calls for EU to counter hybrid threats, complete mapping of anti-disinformation activities, and cooperate with allies.¶¶
Who is affected
- EU member states: required to assess and condemn communist and Nazi crimes, integrate history into curricula, and ban symbols.¶¶¶
- Russia: condemned for aggression and falsification; called to acknowledge crimes and end imperial policies.¶¶¶
- Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia: supported in Euro-Atlantic integration and free foreign policy choices.¶¶
- International Criminal Court: supported in prosecuting war crimes; non-cooperation condemned.¶
Figures and deadlines
- 86th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.¶
- 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in 2025.¶
- Between 18 and 20 million prisoners in Gulags, 1.5 to 2 million did not survive.¶
- 6 million forcibly deported, nearly 5 million politically repressed, at least 1 million executed.
- Holodomor resulted in deaths of at least an estimated 4.5 million people.