On Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine
B-10-2025-0077
on behalf of the Renew Group · Rapporteur: Bernard Guetta, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Olivier Chastel, Karin Karlsbro, Ľubica Karvašová, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Michał Kobosko, JanChristoph Oetjen, Urmas Paet, MarieAgnes StrackZimmermann, Eugen Tomac, Hilde Vautmans, Sophie Wilmès, Lucia Yar, Dainius Žalimas
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This resolution condemns Russia's disinformation and historical falsification used to justify its war against Ukraine, and calls for EU action to counter these narratives.¶¶¶ It denounces the Kremlin's manipulation of history, including the glorification of Stalinism and denial of Soviet crimes, and rejects false claims about Ukraine.¶¶¶ It urges the EU to enhance coordination, apply existing tools, support research and education, and establish a special tribunal for the crime of aggression.¶¶¶ It calls for an EU-wide ban on totalitarian symbols and for a pan-European memorial for victims of totalitarian regimes.¶
Key points
- Reiterates condemnation of Russia's war of aggression, occupation, war crimes, and denial of Ukrainian identity, including forced passportisation and abduction of children.¶
- Denounces Russia's systematic falsification of history to justify aggression and erase Ukraine's cultural identity, including destruction of monuments and archives.¶
- Condemns Kremlin's nationalist ideology and imperial nostalgia, rejecting claims to zones of exclusive interest.¶
- Denounces glorification of Stalinist totalitarianism and falsification of historical events, including justification of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and denial of Soviet responsibility for crimes.¶
- Condemns suppression of independent historical research and persecution of civil society organisations, including liquidation of Memorial and Moscow Helsinki Group.¶
- Condemns Russia's use of disinformation and hybrid influence to destabilise the EU and undermine support for Ukraine.¶
- Rejects Putin's false claim of genocide in Donbas and the narrative equating Ukraine's government with Nazism.¶¶
- Calls for enhanced coordination and application of existing legislative tools against disinformation, including a subsection in the rule of law report.¶¶
- Calls for support for initiatives exposing historical falsifications, including EU-funded research and support for Russian civil society like Memorial.¶
- Calls for an education campaign rejecting 9 May celebrations and for integrating education on totalitarian crimes and media literacy in school curricula.¶¶
- Calls for a special tribunal for the crime of aggression and supports ICC efforts, regretting non-cooperation.¶
- Calls for an EU-wide ban on Nazi and Soviet symbols and symbols of Russia's aggression, and supports a pan-European memorial in Brussels.¶
Who is affected
- Russian authorities, who are condemned for disinformation and historical falsification.¶¶
- EU institutions and member states, called on to counter disinformation and ban totalitarian symbols.¶¶
- Russian civil society organisations like Memorial, which are supported to continue their work.¶
- Schoolchildren in Russia, who are indoctrinated with rewritten history textbooks.¶