On the need for unwavering support for Ukraine, after two years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine
B-9-2024-0143
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group · Rapporteur: Viola von CramonTaubadel, Francisco Guerreiro, Markéta Gregorová, Alviina Alametsä, Bronis Ropė, Erik Marquardt, Heidi Hautala, Malte Gallée, Alice Bah Kuhnke, Pär Holmgren, Jakop G. Dalunde, Reinhard Bütikofer, Sergey Lagodinsky
Written by a language model from the full text only; every figure comes from the text. The paragraph links open the paragraph a statement rests on — check the text itself before relying on it.
A resolution tabled by the Verts/ALE Group marks two years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It condemns Russia's war of aggression and demands it withdraw all forces and compensate Ukraine.¶¶ It calls for more and faster military aid, including ammunition, and for linking aid levels to European Defence Fund subsidies. It backs a EUR 20 billion Ukraine assistance fund within the European Peace Facility.¶¶¶ It demands more sanctions on Russia, including a full embargo on fossil fuels and uranium, measures on the nuclear sector and Rosatom, and criminalising sanctions circumvention at EU level.¶¶¶ It calls for accountability for war crimes and ecocide, a special tribunal for the crime of aggression, and support for the International Criminal Court. It urges more humanitarian aid, help for refugees and reconstruction funding beyond the Ukraine Facility.¶¶¶
Key points
- Condemns Russia's war of aggression, demands it stop all military activities, withdraw all forces from Ukraine's internationally recognised territory and compensate Ukraine for damage.¶
- Expresses solidarity with Ukraine and supports its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders.¶
- Condemns human rights violations and war crimes, insists perpetrators be held accountable, supports the ICC and encourages Ukraine to join the Rome Statute.¶
- Notes over 14.6 million people in Ukraine need humanitarian aid and over 6 million are displaced; calls for EU humanitarian aid and long-term planning and funds.¶
- Calls on Member States to facilitate temporary stay of Ukrainian refugees with access to housing, food, healthcare, education, employment, long-term residency and nationality.¶
- Condemns sexual and gender-based violence as a weapon of war and calls for access to sexual and reproductive health services, including emergency contraception.¶
- Condemns the destruction of the Kakhovka dam as ecocide and a war crime, and calls for long-term assistance to mitigate the war's ecological impact.¶¶
- Condemns Russia's erasure of Ukrainian identity and destruction of cultural heritage, noting UNESCO-verified damage to 341 sites.¶¶
- Welcomes the Ukraine Facility but says funds will not be sufficient given the EUR 452.8 billion reconstruction estimate; calls for additional long-term financing and use of frozen Russian assets.¶
- Calls for increased and accelerated military assistance, especially weapons and ammunition, and for information on past and planned aid deliveries.¶
- Urges France, Spain and Italy to increase military aid, and calls for linking aid levels to European Defence Fund subsidies and for prioritising ammunition production for Ukraine.¶¶
- Calls for more sanctions on Russia, including a full embargo on fossil fuels and uranium, measures on the nuclear sector and Rosatom, and criminalising sanctions circumvention at EU level.¶¶¶
Who is affected
- EU Member States, which are asked to increase military aid, take in refugees and align with sanctions.¶¶¶
- Ukraine, which is supported in its defence, reconstruction and EU accession path.¶¶¶
- Russia, which is condemned and asked to withdraw forces and pay compensation.¶
- Ukrainian refugees and displaced persons, who should receive access to housing, healthcare, education and employment.¶¶
- EU defence companies, which are urged to prioritise production for Ukraine over third-country orders.¶
Figures and deadlines
- More than 10 000 civilians, including hundreds of children, murdered since February 2022.¶
- More than 3.3 million people, including 800 000 children, living along the front line.¶
- At least 19 546 Ukrainian children deported and forcibly displaced, of whom only 388 have returned home.¶
- 10 million people estimated at risk of or living with a mental health condition; 3.9 million suffering moderate to severe symptoms.¶
- EUR 452.8 billion estimated cost of reconstruction and recovery over the next decade.¶¶
- EUR 50 billion Ukraine Facility package of grants and loans for 2024 to 2027.
- EUR 28 billion in military aid provided by Member States so far, with around EUR 21.2 billion committed for 2024.¶
- 40 500 Ukrainian soldiers trained by the EU Military Assistance Mission, with 20 000 more planned by summer 2024.