Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia

Amendments tabled for the plenary sitting on this text, in their own numbering series. This is a different set from the committee amendments tracked elsewhere on AmendEU, and is not counted in any of the site’s amendment totals.

1. Amendment 1The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Recital T a (new)
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   Ta. whereas President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently stated the need to end the war diplomatically by 2025;

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2. Amendment 2The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Recital T b (new)
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   Tb. whereas a recent Ukrainian poll shows that 52 % of the Ukrainian population supports negotiations to end the war as soon as possible and 70 % would like to see the Member States take a significant role in a potential peace negotiation between Ukraine and Russia;

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3. Amendment 3The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 2 a (new)
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   2a. Expresses its deep opposition to, and concern about, the risk of an escalation of the conflict that could arise from the use of US, UK and other Western weapons and missiles to attack targets in Russia, which could lead to a direct confrontation between the EU, NATO and Russia;

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4. Amendment 4The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 2 b (new)
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   2b. Calls for the EU to launch an ambitious diplomatic initiative to secure an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and to end the war;

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5. Amendment 5The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 13 a (new)
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   13a. Recalls that all international aid to Ukraine must be governed by the objective of achieving a just and lasting peace, in line with the aspirations of the people of Ukraine;

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6. Amendment 6The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 19 a (new)
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   19a. Strongly condemns the decision by the United States to provide anti-personnel mines to Ukraine, emphasising that such weapons violate international humanitarian principles and have catastrophic long-term effects on civilian populations; urges the EU to reaffirm its commitment to the Ottawa Treaty by ensuring that no Member State participates, directly or indirectly, in the deployment or transfer of these weapons; calls on all states, including the United States, Ukraine and Russia, to adhere to the principles of the Ottawa Treaty, to refrain from using these weapons and to work towards the universal eradication of anti-personnel mines;

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7. Amendment 7The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 19 b (new)
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   19b. Calls on the Member States to urgently support the deployment of a UN peacekeeping force to protect the 15 nuclear reactors in Ukraine, in close cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency mission; stresses that the UN General Assembly, in accordance with its Resolution 377, has subsidiary decision-making powers when the UN Security Council is unable to take adequate decisions on peacekeeping;

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8. Amendment 8ESNJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 4 a (new)
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   4a. Underlines Poland’s crucial role as a leader in supporting Ukraine from the very first days of the war; recalls that Poland was the first country to deliver significant amounts of heavy weaponry to the Ukrainian front; notes that Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport played a key role as a logistical hub for sending international military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, which enabled an effective defence against the aggressor during the critical early months of the war; appreciates the tremendous efforts of Polish society, which welcomed millions of refugees, demonstrating solidarity and humanitarian support on an unprecedented scale;

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9. Amendment 9ESNJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 5 a (new)
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   5a. Calls on the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to immediately engage in peace talks to end the armed conflict and bloodshed, using all available diplomatic means; emphasises that the priority of these efforts should be the protection of human lives and the pursuit of a just and lasting agreement that ensures stability and security in the region;

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10. Amendment 10ESNJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 11 a (new)
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    11a. Recalls the massacres of Poles in Volhynia and the eastern Małopolska region from 1943 to 1945, which were committed by members of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army; stresses the obligation of Ukraine to fully apologise for the atrocities, allow the exhumation of all victims and prohibit the veneration of historical personalities responsible for the massacres;

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11. Amendment 11ECRJoint motion for a resolution · Recital A
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    A. whereas Russia has been carrying out an illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine since 24 February 2022, in a continuation of its aggression since 2014, including the illegal annexation of Crimea and the occupation of parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, persistently, blatantly and grossly violating the principles of the UN Charter and international humanitarian law, as established by the Geneva Conventions of 1949;

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    A. whereas Russia has been carrying out an illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine since 24 February 2022, in a continuation of its aggression since 2014, including the illegal annexation of Crimea and the occupation of parts of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, persistently, blatantly and grossly violating the principles of the UN Charter and international humanitarian law, as established by the Geneva Conventions of 1949;

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12. Amendment 12ECRJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 14
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    14. Calls on the Council to extend its sanctions against Russia; calls for further sanctions against sectors of special economic importance for Russia (the metallurgical, nuclear, chemical, agricultural and banking sectors) and on Russian raw materials, such as aluminium, steel products, uranium, titanium and nickel, for a full embargo on imports into the EU of Russian fossil fuels and liquefied natural gas (LNG), and for the price cap on Russian petroleum products to be lowered further in coordination with G7 partners, in order to stop contributing to the financing of Russia’s illegal war of aggression; calls for stronger and more targeted sanctions against Russia’s shadow fleet; underlines…

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    14. Calls on the Council to extend its sanctions against Russia; calls for further sanctions against sectors of special economic importance for Russia (the metallurgical, nuclear, chemical, agricultural and banking sectors) and on Russian raw materials, such as aluminium, steel products, uranium, titanium and nickel, for a full embargo on imports into the EU of Russian fossil fuels and liquefied natural gas (LNG), and for the price cap on Russian petroleum products to be lowered further in coordination with G7 partners, in order to stop contributing to the financing of Russia’s illegal war of aggression; calls for stronger and more targeted sanctions against Russia’s shadow fleet; underlines…

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