Four years of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for Ukraine

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 G
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   G. whereas the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine has severely undermined European and global security and is part of a broader imperialistic and expansionist agenda; whereas a peace agreement will have to be underpinned by credible, robust security guarantees in order to prevent and immediately counteract any renewed Russian aggression;

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   G. whereas the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine has severely undermined European and global security and is part of a broader imperialistic and expansionist attack on international law; whereas a peace agreement will have to be underpinned by credible, robust security guarantees in order to prevent and immediately counteract any renewed Russian aggression;

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2. Amendment 2The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Recital J a (new)
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   Ja. whereas there is no obstacle for Member States wishing to provide arms to Ukraine to provide loans, either individually or in concert with other countries, outside of EU frameworks;

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3. Amendment 3The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 5 a (new)
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   5a. Regrets the fact that EU has prioritised a military solution and NATO alignment over an autonomous and sustained diplomatic strategy, despite the war taking place on its continent and directly affecting EU citizens; calls for the EU institutions to actively support and facilitate a peace process, drawing lessons from previous experiences to avoid repeating past mistakes; calls for the EU to actively work towards a durable and comprehensive peace agreement that addresses the root causes of the conflict, grounded in the principles of the Helsinki Final Act and the UN Charter, including collective security, military restraint, disarmament commitments, transparency and mechanisms to avoid fu…

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4. Amendment 4The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 5 b (new)
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   5b. Stresses that any consideration of the deployment of peacekeeping forces can only take place following a ceasefire and a comprehensive political agreement between the parties, and exclusively on the basis of a clear mandate from the UN Security Council, in full respect of international law; expresses its strong opposition to any deployment of third-party troops that does not take such political agreements and mandates into consideration;

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5. Amendment 5The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 11 a (new)
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   11a. Recognises that militarily neutral States should be afforded the right to restrict contributions to Ukraine under this enhanced cooperation proposal or otherwise, to civilian humanitarian and non-military purposes;

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6. Amendment 6The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 11 b (new)
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   11b. Recognises that neutral Member States play a distinct and separate role from those belonging to military alliances;

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7. Amendment 7The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 11 c (new)
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   11c. Calls for the cancellation of Ukraine’s foreign debt in order to allow for genuine recovery and social reconstruction;

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8. Amendment 8The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 11 d (new)
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   11d. Recalls, in the light of the Paradise Papers, that most oligarchs’ assets are hidden in European tax havens; underlines that independent journalists have estimated that Russian oligarchs’ assets hidden in tax havens represent at least USD 17.5 billion; deplores the fact that this lack of tax transparency prevents the EU from applying sanctions to oligarchs’ assets and thus applying real pressure on them, and in turn, Putin; calls for the EU to request that EU Member States, in particular EU tax havens, publish a registry of assets owned by Russian oligarchs, imposing penalties if they fail to do so;

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9. Amendment 9The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 11 e (new)
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   11e. Calls for the EU to consider sanctions based on the global financial registry that would target Russian individuals holding more than EUR 10 million in real estate and financial assets (0.02 % of the Russian adult population), since a considerable part of their real estate and financial assets is located in the EU;

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10. Amendment 10The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 12 a (new)
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    12a. Stresses that the unprecedented reconstruction needs resulting from Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine will require large-scale demolition, debris removal and the rehabilitation of buildings, many of which were constructed using hazardous materials, including asbestos, thereby exposing construction workers, emergency personnel and local communities to significant occupational and environmental health risks; underlines that insufficient monitoring, shortages of trained specialists and limited access to adequate protective equipment may increase the risk of long-term occupational diseases among workers involved in reconstruction activities;

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11. Amendment 11The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 12 b (new)
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    12b. Calls for the European Union, international donors and reconstruction financing instruments to ensure that all reconstruction programmes include strong occupational health and safety conditionalities aligned with high-level standards, including comprehensive asbestos risk mapping, specialised worker training, certification of removal professionals, proper disposal systems, and the systematic involvement of trade unions and social partners in the design, implementation and monitoring of reconstruction projects, with a view to guaranteeing safe working conditions and promoting decent, sustainable employment throughout the reconstruction process;

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12. Amendment 12The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 14 a (new)
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    14a. Affirms that any reconstruction process must be inclusive and must ensure that the Ukrainian people retain control over their natural resources and public services; opposes any attempts to impose privatisation or austerity on the Ukrainian people;

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13. Amendment 13The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 15 a (new)
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    15a. Calls on the Member States to support the sending of UN peacekeepers to protect the 15 nuclear reactors in Ukraine, in close cooperation with the mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency; stresses that UN General Assembly Resolution 377 (V) gives the General Assembly subsidiary decision-making powers when the Security Council is not in a position to take adequate decisions on peacekeeping matters;

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14. Amendment 14The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 15 b (new)
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    15b. Denounces the double standards of certain Member States that, while calling for tougher sanctions against the Russian Federation in support of Ukraine, continue to import significant quantities of LNG from Russia, thereby indirectly contributing to the financing of the Russian budget and the war effort, notably France, which remains a significant player in the Russian gas market in Europe and which saw its imports of Russian LNG jump by around 80 % between 2023 and 2024, making France one of the largest European importers of Russian LNG;

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15. Amendment 15The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 16 a (new)
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    16a. Strongly condemns the use of sexual and gender-based violence as a weapon of war and stresses that this constitutes a war crime; also condemns sexual and gender-based violence in the transit centres in Ukraine and across the EU; regrets the fact that the Temporary Protection Directive1a is interpreted so narrowly that many women who have fled Russia’s war of aggression cannot access abortion care or other sexual and reproductive health treatments, including treatment following sexual abuse; reiterates its call, in its resolution of 29 February 20241b, on the Commission to review the directive in order to ensure that all Member States are obliged to offer the same care that women could o…

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16. Amendment 16The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 16 b (new)
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    16b. Stresses that the number of Ukrainians identified as victims of human trafficking in the European Union is alarmingly high, and has increased since Russia’s full-scale invasion; calls on the Member States to increase their support, including through economic means, for the victims and for preventative measures;

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17. Amendment 17The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 21
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    21. Urges the Commission to actively support international justice mechanisms and ensure accountability and reparations for war crimes and crimes of aggression; encourages the EU and its Member States to support the establishment of a special tribunal to prosecute Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine;

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    21. Urges the Commission to actively support international justice mechanisms, including the International Criminal Court, and ensure accountability and reparations for war crimes and crimes of aggression; encourages the EU and its Member States to support the establishment of a special tribunal to prosecute Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine;

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18. Amendment 18The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 21 a (new)
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    21a. Welcomes Ukraine’s accession to the International Criminal Court (ICC); reaffirms its strong support for the ICC’s investigation in Ukraine and its overall efforts to prosecute individuals responsible for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression; expresses its utmost concern about the US sanctions against the ICC, its prosecutors, judges and staff; calls on the Commission to activate the Blocking Statute to protect the ICC from extraterritorial sanctions;

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19. Amendment 19The LeftJoint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 22 a (new)
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    22a. Commends the paramount work done on a daily basis by Ukrainian healthcare services, and in particular Ukrainian nurses, throughout the war; highlights, against this background, the important work done by the Ukrainian medical movement ‘Be Like We Are’, a grassroots movement made up mostly of nurses, in supporting healthcare workers and defending their rights;

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20. Amendment 20Joint motion for a resolution · Recital F a (new)
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    Fa. whereas the Russian Federation has instrumentalised the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which is historically affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church, as a vehicle of hybrid influence aimed at undermining the sovereignty of Ukraine, advancing the ‘Russian World’ (Russkiy Mir) ideological doctrine, and seeking to legitimise its aggression in the context of the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine; whereas credible reports and official investigations indicate that certain members of the clergy have been implicated in the dissemination of disinformation, the expression of support for occupation authorities established by the Russian Federation, and engagement in activities incompatible with U…

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21. Amendment 21Joint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 8 a (new)
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    8a. Acknowledges the substantial political, financial, humanitarian and military assistance provided to Ukraine by non-EU countries and international partners since the beginning of the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion in 2022; underlines that this broad coalition of support reflects a shared commitment to upholding international law and the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations; highlights, in this regard, the important contribution made by the United States, which has provided over USD 66.9 billion in military assistance; further highlights the important role of the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Norway, New Zealand and Australia, which have aligned with interna…

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22. Amendment 22Joint motion for a resolution · Paragraph 5 a (new)
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    5. Welcomes the adoption of the law that will allow Orthodox parishes from Ukraine to disaffiliate from the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate and to decide freely onto their new hierarchical affiliation; notes that, in August 2024, Romanian Orthodox parishes in Ukraine submitted a request for the recognition of the ‘Romanian Orthodox Church in Ukraine’ as a religious association, so that Romanian Orthodox parishes disaffiliating from the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate could affiliate with it;

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