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Debate: Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Andrea Bocskor
Political group: NI
Country: Romania
Language: HU

Elnök Asszony! Aggodalommal figyelem a történéseket az ukrán-orosz határon. Borellel egyetértve, mindent meg kell tenni a helyzet deeszkalálódása érdekében, a válság elmélyülése ellen. Ezért minden olyan kezdeményezést támogatnunk kell, amely a konfliktus békés megoldásának irányába, a minszki megállapodások teljesítése felé halad. Remélem, hogy a normandiai formáció is feléleszthető még. Magyarország – ahogy eddig is – határozottan kiáll Ukrajna területi integritása és szuverenitása mellett. Ukrajna lakossága évek óta nehéz helyzetben van, ezért fontos lenne számukra a béke és a stabilitás, hiszen több ezer ember vesztette már életét, köztük kárpátaljai magyarok is, a haza védelmében. Magyarország számtalanszor bizonyította, hogy Ukrajna számíthat a támogatására. Ugyanakkor elfogadhatatlan a nemzeti kisebbségek, köztük az országban élő magyar közösség szerzett jogainak szűkítése. Hiszen a kisebbségi jogok emberi jogok. Az alapvető emberi jogok nem lehetnek a kelet-ukrajnai konfliktus járulékos veszteségei. Remélem, hogy mielőbb helyreáll a béke és a biztonság a térségben, hiszen ez mindannyiunk érdeke.
Debate: Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Sandra Kalniete
Political group: PPE
Country: Finland
Language: EN

Madam President, Vladimir Putin is deliberately escalating his aggression against Ukraine, amassing 175 000 troops near Ukraine’s borders. Yet, this is a war he is bound to lose. He will lose this war because today’s Ukraine is not the Ukraine of 2014, which was weakened and unprepared under the corrupt Yanukovych regime. Today, the Ukrainian army is battle-tested, reformed, and equipped for modern warfare. It has benefitted from training by the Western partners and it has high morale and readiness to defend the homeland. Putin will also lose the war because more than 56% of Ukrainians now support closer integration with NATO and the EU. He has failed to win over the hearts and minds of Ukrainians. Finally, Putin will lose the war because further aggression will be met with powerful Western retaliation – severe restrictions of imports of Russian gas, freezing of the bank accounts of Putin’s cronies, the permanent halt of certification of Nord Stream 2, and disconnecting Russia from the SWIFT system. All of these measures should also be applicable in the case of unconventional aggression – the use by the Kremlin of hybrid warfare instruments, including cyberattacks and artificial mass migration. The EU and NATO Member States must support reinforcing Ukraine’s military capabilities through arms and technology transfers. It is completely unacceptable for any single Member State to prop up Moscow’s interests by blocking such support. In the end, we must finally discard any ideas of appeasing Putin. Ukraine is not Chamberlain’s ‘far away land’ – it is our neighbour, close partner and friend. The EU and Ukraine must stand united against Putin’s blackmail.
Debate: Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Juozas Olekas
Political group: S-D
Country: Spain
Language: EN

Madam President, it seems that history tends to repeat itself. Unfortunately, the current situation on the border with Ukraine for me looks very similar to the situation on the borders with Georgia in 2007, when Europe tried to appease Russia’s regime.  Let us not fool ourselves. It did not happen then, and it will not happen now. A glass bullet will never stop his actions just because everyone around him is acting nicely. Well, unfortunately, a bully stops misbehaving only if he has the appropriate response. Yes, the EU and our transatlantic partners have to declare that the first thing we want is a real de-escalation of the situation. But we also have to make clear that the EU will swiftly act against any violation to the sovereignty of the borders of Ukraine and this reaction will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the usual financial and economic response.
Debate: Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Dacian Cioloş
Political group: Renew
Country: France
Language: RO

Doamna președintă, este sfârșitul unui an complicat. Suntem cu toții uzați de măsurile luate pentru combaterea pandemiei de Covid, de lungul proces de aprobare a planurilor de redresare și reziliență sau de problemele referitoare la nerespectarea unor libertăți fundamentale în unele părți ale Europei.  Cu toate acestea, evoluțiile de la granița Ucrainei cu Rusia nu trebuie ignorate, pentru că acea problemă nu e doar o problemă a Ucrainei, ci una care privește întreaga Europă. Faptul că Federația Rusă și-a sporit substanțial prezența militară în ultimele luni la granița de est și de nord cu Ucraina, în Crimeea ocupată și în regiunea Mării Negre, unde Rusia este foarte activă în ultima perioadă, la care se adaugă și declarațiile belicoase ale liderilor ruși, este o provocare și pentru securitatea Uniunii Europene și cu siguranță a statelor de la vecinătatea estică și sud-estică a Uniunii Europene, printre care și România.  Comparații cu 1939 au devenit în ultima vreme banale însă nu trebuie să uităm principala lecție a acelei perioade: că nu trebuie să abdicăm de la solidaritate. Singura modalitate prin care putem să convingem Rusia lui Putin că trebuie să dea înapoi este solidaritatea Uniunii Europene în fața acestui fenomen.
Debate: Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Jakop G. Dalunde
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Italy
Language: SV

Fru talman! De senaste veckorna har hundratusentals ryska soldater mobiliserats vid Ukrainas östra gräns. Detta är inte den första provokationen, utan den väcker oroande minnen. För snart åtta år sedan slutade en liknande upptrappning med den illegala och folkrättsvidriga annekteringen av Krimhalvön. Enligt Helsingforsavtalet har länder rätt till självbestämmande, och konflikter kring gränser ska lösas med diplomati. Trots det har Ryssland tidigare inte tvekat att kränka andra länders suveränitet och ändra gränser med militärmakt, och de verkar nu vara villiga att göra det igen. Agerandet är ett angrepp på Helsingforsavtalet, och det är i strid med den europeiska säkerhetsordningen. Det ukrainska folket ska veta att vi i Europa står på deras sida, att vi står upp för deras rätt till självbestämmande och för de avtal och principer på vilka vi har byggt ett fredligt och demokratiskt Europa.
Debate: Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Adam Bielan
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: PL

Pani Przewodnicząca! W czasie olbrzymiego kryzysu granicznego Unii Europejskiej z Białorusią, za który z całą pewnością współodpowiedzialność ponosi również Putin, Rosja zgromadziła na granicy z Ukrainą ponad 100 tysięcy żołnierzy, najwięcej od czasów inwazji ZSRR na Afganistan, nasilając jednocześnie taktykę wojny hybrydowej oraz kampanii desinformacyjnej. Dlatego obawy przed potencjalną drugą inwazją na Ukrainę wydają się więcej niż uzasadnione. Nikt nie może mieć już wątpliwości, iż obecny reżim rosyjski zagraża pokojowi i bezpieczeństwu w całej Europie, dążąc po raz kolejny do zmiany granic i odebrania suwerenności kolejnym państwom.  W tym kontekście widać, jak wielkim błędem było przyjęcie przez niektóre państwa europejskie – z Niemcami na czele – polityki
Debate: Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Radosław Sikorski
Political group: PPE
Country: Sweden
Language: EN

Madam President, President Putin is promising not to invade Ukraine if we promise that Ukraine will never be admitted to NATO. But President Putin, we were at the same NATO summit in Bucharest in 2008 at which we, NATO, did not grant Ukraine a membership action plan, and we have actually stuck to our decision. Whereas you, President Putin, have since then, invaded Georgia, invaded Crimea, invaded Donbas, shot down MH17 and deployed Iskandar missiles into the Kaliningrad Oblast. Before that, you broke the Budapest Memorandum of 1994, which promised Ukraine independence and inviolability of borders in return for Ukraine’s nuclear arsenal. Mr Putin, your invasion manifesto of July this year is based on a lie. Russian speakers in Ukraine are not Russian, and if you don’t believe me, ask Irish Members of this House whether they want to be ruled from London again just because they speak English. If you invade again, your kleptocratic regime might come unstuck, and I know for sure if you invade again, the solidarity of this House should not be with the invaders, but with the invaded, with the victims, and that victims of aggression deserve our help in defending themselves.
Debate: Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Leszek Miller
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: PL

Pani Przewodnicząca! Unia Europejska stoi na wspólnym stanowisku (i jest ono niepodważalne), że suwerenność państwowa, nienaruszalność granic i brak zgody na zmianę granic siłą jest podstawą bezpieczeństwa w Europie i na świecie. Stąd też jasne stanowisko dotyczące suwerenności Ukrainy i jej terytorium.  Z prawdziwym zaniepokojeniem odnotowujemy wzrost napięcia w relacjach Ukrainy i Rosji oraz budowę potencjału wojennego na granicy. Jesteśmy zwolennikami założenia, że dialog polityczny stanowi jedyny sposób trwałego rozwiązania aktualnego kryzysu. Wszelkie pomysły ze strony Rosji dotyczące rozwiązania obecnego kryzysu metodami siłowymi powinny spotkać się z naszym zdecydowanym sprzeciwem.  Gdyby atak jednak nastąpił, Rosja musi spotkać się z niespotykaną dotąd odpowiedzią w postaci sankcji ekonomicznych i politycznych. Ewentualna agresja nie może przynieść żadnych korzyści agresorowi.
Debate: Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Ilhan Kyuchyuk
Political group: Renew
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

Madam President, we have imposed a series of sanctions, but the truth is that those measures have failed to deliver results, and the current situation shows that we have failed to learn the lessons.  We cannot underestimate this threat, because the number of Russian troops and equipment being brought to the border is huge. Six years after the Minsk II Peace Plan was signed to stop the fighting in Ukraine’s Donbas region, it is clear that the Minsk Protocol has reached a dead end.  Yes, words do not have much meaning unless followed by actions. The European Union and the United States must agree on further joint actions and be ready for all possible scenarios. This is the only way to prevent the worst case scenario. Changing European borders by force would have political and economic consequences. Therefore, I call for a peaceful solution and Russian re—engagement in the Normandy format.
Debate: Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Cristian Terheş
Political group: ECR
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Madam President, in 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed, Ukraine ended up having, at that time, over 3000 atomic bombs, making Ukraine the third nuclear power in the world. In 1994, Ukraine trusted the guarantees received from Russia, as well as the West, and agreed to denuclearise so it signed the so-called Budapest Memorandum. In exchange for denuclearisation, Russia affirmed in that memorandum its obligation to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine. Ukraine and the West has kept their end of the bargain, but Russia has not.  In 2014, Russia illegally occupied Crimea and then occupied parts of eastern Ukraine. Now, Russia under Vladimir Putin is threatening to invade Ukraine and start a war unseen in Europe since the Second World War, which is unacceptable. Ukraine is a sovereign country and it has every right to pursue its desired direction. I call on you, therefore, to support the national sovereignty, independence and internationally recognised borders of Ukraine and use all the necessary means to help Ukraine defend itself.
Debate: Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Traian Băsescu
Political group: PPE
Country: Romania
Language: RO

Doamna președintă, Moscova solicită garanții de securitate din partea SUA și a NATO, precum că alianța nord-atlantică nu se va extinde spre est, în condițiile în care state independente și suverane, Ucraina și Georgia, doresc acest lucru. Declarația ministrului adjunct de externe, Serghei Riabkov, este edificatoare, citez: „Lipsa de progrese în soluționarea politico-diplomatică a acestei probleme va face ca răspunsul nostru să fie militar și tehnico-militar”, am încheiat citatul.  Trupele armatei ruse mobilizate la frontiera estică a Ucrainei au semnificația unei pregătiri pentru invazie, ca răspuns militar al Rusiei. Obiectivul este ocuparea estului și sudului Ucrainei, până la gurile Dunării, realizându-se astfel legătura teritorială cu Crimeea ocupată, dar și accesul direct la Dunăre. Uniunea amenință Rusia cu sancțiuni, iar Putin ar putea închide robinetul Gazprom. În loc să căutăm surse alternative de aprovizionare cu energie, am cumpărat cantități de gaze tot mai mari de la Gazprom, bani cu care Putin a modernizat armata care astăzi se află la frontierele Ucrainei.  Trebuie să trimitem Ucrainei echipamente militare defensive. Trebuie să consolidăm militar flancul estic al Uniunii Europene și al NATO. Trebuie să găsim treptat alternative la Gazprom. Trebuie să nu punem în funcțiune
Debate: Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Raphaël Glucksmann
Political group: S-D
Country: Romania
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, Monsieur le Commissaire, mes chers collègues, j’avais prévu un discours, mais il ne sert plus à rien parce qu’après avoir entendu M. Mariani et M. Krah, l’extrême droite française et l’extrême droite allemande, il est temps de venir dire ici à quel point on en a marre. On en a marre de voir ces idiots utiles du Kremlin venir débiter les éléments de propagande de la Russie à chaque fois. Poutine envahit la Géorgie, c’est de la faute des Géorgiens. Poutine annexe la Crimée, c’est de la faute des Ukrainiens. Poutine menace à nouveau l’Ukraine, c’est encore de la faute des Ukrainiens. Ce n’est jamais de la faute de Vladimir Poutine. En fait, l’extrême droite européenne n’en a strictement rien à faire du droit des nations. Elle se prétend souverainiste et nationaliste, mais cette extrême droite, elle n’est en fait qu’au service de l’internationale financée et parrainée par Vladimir Poutine. Vous n’avez plus le droit de vous définir comme des patriotes: même lorsque Poutine s’ingère dans nos affaires, menace nos démocraties, attaque nos hôpitaux, vous le défendez. Vous préférez finalement les intérêts de la Russie à ceux de l’Europe. Un jour, les électeurs comprendront et vous le feront payer.
Debate: Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Bart Groothuis
Political group: Renew
Country: Portugal
Language: EN

Madam President, whether the aggression in Ukraine remains below the threshold of military violence is all up to Vladimir Putin and his cronies. But if he decides to use military force, I say he has to know the cost will be sky-high. Now, the added value of our European Union is that we are extremely well positioned to communicate credibly such sky-high costs, also up front and as a deterrent, and I therefore call for the setting up of a ready-to-impose interdisciplinary set of countermeasures, economic sanctions, use agricultural certificates, but also migration visa. Show Russia’s elite what freezing assets would actually mean, blocking access to the European market, financial banking limitations, energy and trade instruments and so forth.
Debate: Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Ryszard Czarnecki
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: PL

Pani Przewodnicząca! Panie Komisarzu! Możemy jeszcze wygłosić tysiąc przemówień, które będą słusznie krytykować pana Putina, ale zastanówmy się nad naszą reakcją nie tyle werbalną (ona jest potrzebna), ale polityczną. Otóż myślę, że powinniśmy wyciągnąć wnioski z przeszłości, z tego co stało się na szczycie NATO w Bukareszcie w 2008 roku, kiedy to brak jedności Zachodu i zablokowanie przez trzy państwa mapy drogowej dla Gruzji spowodowały parę miesięcy później interwencję Rosji w tym kraju.  Powinniśmy dzisiaj za wszelką cenę zachować jedność. Dobrze, że przegłosowujemy co pół roku sankcje wobec Federacji Rosyjskiej. Trzeba jednak wyraźnie powiedzieć, że wszelkie próby dogadywania się niektórych państw z Rosją szkodzą całej Unii Europejskiej, a nie tylko krajom, które tak jak mój kraj, Polska, z Rosją graniczą. Uważam, że trzeba być solidarnym, bo to jest dzisiaj podstawowa europejska wartość. Solidarność w kontekście Nord Streamu brzmi może dziwnie, ale musimy być solidarni.
Debate: Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Miriam Lexmann
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: EN

Madam President, the escalation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian—occupied territories of Ukraine is but the latest of a series of actions undertaken by the Kremlin which seriously undermine peace and democracy in Europe. It is indeed the biggest challenge to European security since the end of the Cold War. Dear colleagues, we can no longer afford to stand by and watch this crisis unfold. In doing so, we may sleepwalk into a potential conflict over which we will have no control. I welcome the current resolution of this House, and its consistent position. But what we need now is unity among the EU leaders as a cornerstone of any meaningful response. It is time for EU leaders to use the upcoming Council meeting to set aside narrow interests and work, united with our allies, to address the current crisis. Because united we have the leverage and the right tools to deter the Kremlin from any further deterioration and destabilisation.  Dear colleagues, the current crisis is serious, but it is still not beyond our control. Only united and resolute will we be able to send a clear message to the Kremlin that we will use all our means to protect peace and security, and that we reject a return to spheres of influence and any attempts to undermine our democracies.
Debate: Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Engin Eroglu
Political group: Renew
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Frau Präsidentin, sehr geehrte Kolleginnen und Kollegen! Was wir derzeit an der ukrainischen Grenze erleben, ist eine aktive Kriegsdrohung von der russischen Regierung.  Weit über 100 000 Soldaten an der Grenze zur Ukraine, schweres Kriegswaffengerät, und auch die medizinische Infrastruktur zur Behandlung von Soldaten wird auf russischer Seite aufgebaut. Es kann jederzeit passieren, dass die Ukraine erneut angegriffen wird. Schon 2014 gab es eine Grenzverschiebung auf dem europäischen Kontinent. Das gefährdet schon jetzt unseren Frieden und unsere Sicherheitsinfrastruktur auf dem europäischen Kontinent.  Daher müssen wir schnellstmöglich mit aller Kraft, mit entschlossenem Willen, gemeinsam mit unseren NATO-Partnern eine diplomatische Lösung finden. Wir müssen jetzt – so schnell es geht – diplomatische Beziehungen und Gesprächskanäle aufbauen, um dieses Problem zu lösen.  Es scheint, dass die russische Regierung verhindern will, dass die Ukraine ihr Selbstbestimmungsrecht ausüben kann, vielleicht in der NATO Mitglied zu werden oder auch nicht. Wir brauchen keine weitere Spirale der Sanktionen, sondern jetzt – ganz schnell – das größtmögliche Abschreckungspotenzial mit wirtschaftlichen und politischen Mitteln gegenüber der russischen Regierung.
Debate: Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Anna Zalewska
Political group: ECR
Country: Poland
Language: PL

Pani Przewodnicząca! Następne tygodnie i miesiące to wielki sprawdzian dla dwóch wielkich światowych projektów: dla tego, czym jest Unia Europejska i czym jest NATO. Czy jest to siła, gracz na globalnym rynku, w międzynarodowej polityce, czy też zbiór – nie chcę mówić zlepek – różnych interesów, które rozgrywane są przez szantażystę? Agresja na Ukrainę to również agresja na granicy polsko-białoruskiej, to wspólne projekty Putina, po to by dokończyć budowę Nord Stream 2 i zasilać się miliardami euro, by prowadzić swoją imperialistyczną politykę, jak również to polityka Putina, która ma prowadzić do destabilizacji Unii Europejskiej i NATO.  Jedność, siła, konsekwencje, a nie indywidualne interesy. To daje nam szansę na to, by powiedzieć „nie”.
Debate: Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Riho Terras
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: EN

Madam President, the tensions around Ukraine are escalating day by day. In addition to the build-up of a large military presence on the borders of Ukraine, Russia has switched into full information warfare mode. This is meant to target the home audience, ordinary Russian people, and to create a symbol of the enemy. This is meant to establish  Following the Biden-Putin meeting last week, Russia has increased demands and repeated ultimatums. According to these claims, the West is to blame, Ukraine is guilty of genocide in the Donetsk region, Russia is being encircled by hostile countries, and the list goes on. Altogether, this is extremely dangerous and requires the strongest possible response from the European Union.   Ukraine is part of Europe. The EU must stay united and resolute behind Ukraine. The upcoming European Council must address the crisis with the full seriousness that it deserves. The sanctions that Russia will get if it attacks Ukraine must be clearly articulated, effective immediately upon military aggression and cut deeply.
Debate: Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Karin Karlsbro
Political group: Renew
Country: Poland
Language: SV

Fru talman! Ukraina är en nära granne, en handelspartner, en viktig aktör för Europas säkerhet. Ukrainas medborgare har modigt visat att de vill vara en del av det europeiska samarbetet. Just nu, när omvärldens ögon riktas mot Lukasjenkas humanitära haveri i Belarus och vid landets gräns mot EU, passar Putin på att skramla vapen, mobilisera, hota Ukraina igen.  Låt oss dock slå fast en gång för alla: Det är inte Putin som ska diktera Ukrainas framtid. Ukraina har rätt till sin fulla politiska och territoriella integritet. Vi accepterar inga ryska hot, varken i ord eller i handling. På den punkten måste ett enat EU vara kristallklart. Ryssland måste acceptera andra länders integritet och politiska vägval. Hot och aggression måste mötas med sanktioner. EU måste göra sig av med beroendet av rysk gas, och Nord Stream 2 måste stoppas.