The human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine: the dramatic situation of illegally detained Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war

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 1S&DJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 19 a (new)
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   19a. Reminds the Hungarian and Slovak Governments of the principle of sincere cooperation, which requires that Member States refrain from any measures that could jeopardise the attainment of the EU’s objectives; urges the Hungarian and Slovak Governments, therefore, to realign their foreign policy with EU positions and principles and cease their repeated obstruction of EU efforts to strengthen the sanctions on Russia;

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2. Amendment 2ECRJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 4
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   4. Condemns Vladimir Putin’s ongoing revisionist and imperialist rhetoric and ideology, and treacherous propaganda; denounces the systematic attempts by the Russian Government to erase Ukraine’s history, culture, language and identity;

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   4. Condemns Vladimir Putin’s ongoing revisionist and imperialist rhetoric and ideology, and treacherous propaganda; denounces the systematic attempts by the Russian Government to erase Ukraine’s history, culture, language and identity; in this regard strongly condemns the persecution of Ukrainian artists, as exemplified by the imprisonment and torture of Mariupol military orchestra members and their being subjected to inhuman treatment, and calls for their immediate and unconditional release;

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3. Amendment 3ECRJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 6
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   6. Strongly condemns the execution of Ukrainian POWs by Russian forces, constituting war crimes and grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions;

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   6. Strongly condemns the execution of Ukrainian POWs by Russian forces, constituting war crimes and grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions; is appalled by the abduction, incommunicado detention, torture, and killing of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna by the Russian Federation, illustrating the extreme brutality and systematic cruelty perpetrated by Russians against Ukrainian civilians and POWs; demands that the Russian Federation immediately cease the mutilation and removal of organs from the bodies of deceased civilians and POWs;

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4. Amendment 4ECRJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 24
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   24. Stresses that in the light of the shift in the US stance on Russia’s war of aggression, the EU and its Member States must remain Ukraine’s primary strategic allies and should reinforce their leadership role in supporting Ukraine’s struggle for sovereignty, peace and justice; calls for the EU and its Member States to work towards maintaining the broadest possible international support for Ukraine, including through building coalitions with like-minded non-EU partners;

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   24. Stresses that in the light of the shift in the US stance on Russia’s war of aggression, the EU and its Member States must remain Ukraine’s primary strategic allies and should reinforce their leadership role in supporting Ukraine’s struggle for sovereignty, peace and justice; calls for the EU and its Member States to work towards maintaining the broadest possible international support for Ukraine, including through building coalitions with like-minded non-EU partners; reiterates its calls for the immediate delivery of long-overdue, previously announced, and badly needed weapons systems, such as Taurus missiles, as committed by the new German leadership, in significant quantities;

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5. Amendment 5The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Recital E a (new)
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   Ea. whereas the EU has applied a comprehensive sanctions regime against the Russian Federation, including measures on energy, finance, and dual-use goods, but has failed to apply even symbolic or limited sanctions against Israel, despite overwhelming evidence of large-scale violations of international law and war crimes;

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6. Amendment 6The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Recital U a (new)
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   Ua. whereas a just and lasting peace can only be achieved through diplomacy, a ceasefire, and adherence to the principles of the UN Charter, not through further militarisation or indefinite war;

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7. Amendment 7The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 1
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   1. Condemns, in the strongest possible terms, Russia’s unprovoked, illegal and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine; demands that Russia immediately cease all military activities in Ukraine, fully withdraw from Ukraine’s internationally recognised territory, end forced deportations, release all detained and deported Ukrainians and compensate Ukraine and victims of war crimes; reiterates its condemnation of Belarus’s direct involvement in Russia’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine;

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   1. Condemns, in the strongest possible terms, Russia’s unprovoked, illegal and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine; demands that Russia immediately cease all military activities in Ukraine, fully withdraw from Ukraine’s internationally recognised territory, end forced deportations, release all detained and deported Ukrainians and compensate Ukraine and victims of war crimes, as well as repairing the damage caused to Ukraine’s land, nature and infrastructure; reiterates its condemnation of Belarus’s direct involvement in Russia’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine;

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8. Amendment 8The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 3 a (new)
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   3a. Calls for the cancellation of Ukraine’s foreign debt in order to ensure that when the Ukrainian people regain their independence from the Russian aggressor, they will not fall into a new form of economic dependence;

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9. Amendment 9The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 8
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   8. Fully supports the ICC’s ongoing investigations into the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Russia; welcomes the recent agreement between the Council of Europe and Ukraine on the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine; emphasises that all those responsible for war crimes perpetrated in Ukraine must be held accountable and stresses that justice is essential for any sustainable peace; expresses its utmost concern about the US sanctions on the ICC and its prosecutors, judges and staff, which undermine all its ongoing investigative and prosecutorial work and constitute a serious attack on the system of international justice; calls on t…

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   8. Fully supports the ICC’s ongoing investigations into the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Russia and Israel; welcomes the recent agreement between the Council of Europe and Ukraine on the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine; emphasises that all those responsible for war crimes perpetrated in Ukraine and in Palestine must be held accountable and stresses that justice is essential for any sustainable peace; expresses its utmost concern about the US sanctions on the ICC and its prosecutors, judges and staff, which undermine all its ongoing investigative and prosecutorial work and constitute a serious attack on the system of inter…

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10. Amendment 10The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 20 a (new)
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    20a. Calls on the Commission to jointly engage with flag and port states outside of the EU and take action against ship owners, operators and insurers in non-EU countries that enable Russia’s shadow fleet; urges Member States to further coordinate operational cooperation between coast guard agencies in order to increase the overall capacity for maritime surveillance;

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11. Amendment 11The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 20 b (new)
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    20b. Condemns the EU Member States’ spending of EUR 21.9 billion on Russian fossil fuels in 2024; notes with concern that EU spending on Russian fossil fuels in 2024 exceeded the EUR 18.7 billion allocated to Ukraine in financial aid;

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12. Amendment 12The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 20 c (new)
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    20c. Stresses that sanctions and restrictive measures must be based on international law, not geopolitical alignment; underlines that the failure to sanction Israel while sanctioning Russia undermines the EU’s credibility and legal coherence; calls for a fundamental reassessment of EU external action to ensure consistency, legality, and universal respect for human rights and international humanitarian law; calls for the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, an immediate end to all military cooperation and a comprehensive EU arms embargo on Israel, as was applied against Russia;

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13. Amendment 13The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 23 a (new)
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    23a. Expresses its opposition to the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030 and the outcome of the 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague, where NATO members made a commitment to invest 5 % of GDP annually in defence and security-related spending by 2035, and demands that EU resources be redirected from military budgets towards civilian reconstruction, social and climate justice, energy security and humanitarian support, in Ukraine, the EU and globally;

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14. Amendment 14The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 23 b (new)
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    23b. Expresses grave concern about the escalation of the war in Ukraine and calls on all parties to urgently prioritise de-escalation, a ceasefire and diplomatic solutions over continued arms transfers and military escalation; stresses that peace and security are not achieved by promoting a policy of confrontation, arms escalation and war, but through diplomacy, dialogue and the political resolution of conflicts, through collective security and through respect for the principles of the UN Charter and international law; calls for the EU to finally open negotiations channels with a view to achieving a political solution to the conflict in Ukraine, a response to the need for collective security…

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