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Debate: The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Michael Gahler
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: DE

Herr Präsident, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen! Wir haben in der Tat allen Anlass, unsere Außen-, Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik angesichts des völkerrechtswidrigen russischen Angriffskrieges gegen die Ukraine den Notwendigkeiten anzupassen. Bei genauem Hinsehen entdecke ich mit Horror viele Elemente eines regelrechten faschistischen Vernichtungskrieges. Die USA sind derzeit dankenswerterweise bereit, sich umfänglich zu engagieren, aber wir müssen als Europäer Vorsorge treffen für die Zeit danach, wenn sie nicht mehr dazu bereit sind, so viel für unsere Sicherheit zu tun.  Wenn wir jetzt sehr viel mehr gemeinsam für Verteidigung in den nationalen Haushalten ausgeben, müssen wir die Chancen europäischer Skaleneffekte nutzen, bei der Planung, bei der Beschaffung der Waffen, die wir brauchen. Denn wir werden ja auch immer gemeinsam unterwegs sein. Interoperabilität ist deswegen wichtig. Aber es geht akut vor allen Dingen darum, alles das, was vertretbar ist, an die Ukraine auch zu liefern. Und deswegen kritisiere ich ausdrücklich die Haltung des deutschen Bundeskanzlers, der alles tut, um zu verzögern und dafür zu sorgen, dass die Ukraine nicht rechtzeitig das bekommt, was sie zu ihrer Verteidigung braucht.  Heute in Vilnius haben wir dazu sehr ausweichende Antworten gehört, zum Beispiel auf den spanischen Wunsch, Leopard 2 zu liefern. Das wissen wir alle; Deutschland muss zustimmen. Aber er behauptet, er hätte noch keinen Antrag dazu gesehen. Das ist ein bürokratischer Ansatz. Jeder Tag der Verzögerung in diesem Bereich nutzt Herrn Putin, und das dürfen wir nicht zulassen.
Debate: The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Sven Mikser
Political group: S-D
Country: Hungary
Language: EN

Mr President, the implications of the Russian aggression against Ukraine for European security are really profound, and that is very well understood by our people, as best reflected by the Finnish and Swedish Governments’ decision to apply for NATO membership now, but also by the Danish people’s decision at the referendum to lift their opt-out on EU defence. So our people really believe that we need more collective security. The second implication is that the large-scale conventional war has made a very forceful return to the European continent and we need to prepare for that, because clearly we weren’t sufficiently prepared when this aggression was launched. Neither when it comes to defending our own countries against such a threat and nor when it comes to delivering assistance to our partners. Even, let’s be honest, our very good strategic compass deals more with the evacuation from Afghanistan than it deals with scenarios such as the conflict we are seeing right now. And finally, we must be honest. Putin’s Russia is ready to take much more pain as a price for its adventurous effort of restoring an empire than we previously thought. So we need a much more concerted and sustained effort to make sure that we are able to weaken Russia’s economy and military machine.
Debate: The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Mounir Satouri
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Germany
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, chers collègues, la guerre d’agression que Vladimir Poutine mène contre l’Ukraine vient renforcer la nécessité d’une Europe de la sécurité, capable d’assurer la paix. Pour que les investissements en défense permettent réellement de construire cette défense européenne, nous devons absolument faire en sorte qu’ils soient coordonnés, afin de combler le déficit capacitaire européen. Plus que jamais, les États membres doivent cesser les initiatives dispersées qui aggravent la fragmentation de nos ressources budgétaires au seul bénéfice de l’industrie de l’armement. Enfin, notre Europe de la paix doit s’investir politiquement et financièrement dans la maîtrise des armements, pour le désarmement et la non-prolifération, aux niveaux régional et mondial. La guerre qui frappe le peuple ukrainien doit mener les États membres à agir de manière plus responsable et à avancer vers une architecture de sécurité commune cohérente et stabilisatrice.
Debate: The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Bernhard Zimniok
Political group: ID
Language: DE

Herr Präsident! Die EU will im Ukrainekonflikt eine gemeinsame Linie erzwingen, die aber den nationalen Interessen zahlreicher Mitgliedstaaten komplett zuwiderläuft.  Die Sanktionen sind völlig sinnbefreit und schaden eigentlich nur uns selbst. Gerade die massiv gestiegenen Energiepreise sorgen in Deutschland dafür, dass die sowieso schon enorm hohen Kosten der völlig fehlgeleiteten Energiewende noch deutlich höher ausfallen. Gleichzeitig sorgen die Sanktionen nicht nur dafür, dass die Zustimmung für Putin sowohl unter der Bevölkerung als auch unter den Oligarchen so stark wie nie zuvor ist. Und laut CNN und Bloomberg verdient Russland mittlerweile sogar mehr Geld durch Rohstoffe als vor dem Krieg. Wer diese absurden Sanktionen unterstützt, schadet unseren Bürgern und stärkt Putin. Wir Kritiker der Maßnahmen werden dadurch genauso bestätigt wie durch den Verlauf des Krieges. Was haben die Waffenlieferungen bisher gebracht? Mehr Tod und Zerstörung und sonst nichts. Die ukrainischen Bürger sind die Opfer eines russischen Angriffskrieges, der durch die Maßnahmen des Westens unnötig in die Länge gezogen wurde und eskaliert ist.  Alle diese Fakten auszusprechen, macht einen noch lange nicht zum Putin-Versteher. Ganz sicher nicht. Die Waffenlieferungen drohen laut Interpol auch für uns zur Gefahr zu werden. Im Darknet werden zwischenzeitlich schon US-Waffen aus der Ukraine verkauft. Die EU täte also gut daran, ihre katastrophale Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik komplett zu überdenken und sie in Zukunft generell wieder den Nationalstaaten zu überlassen.
Debate: The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Bernhard Zimniok
Political group: ID
Language: DE

Wir müssen den Tatsachen ins Auge sehen: Wir können Russland schlicht und ergreifend als Atommacht nicht besiegen. Wir können es auch nicht so weit in die Enge drängen, dass dadurch unkalkulierbare Maßnahmen passieren und die Situation noch weiter verschärft wird. Für mich sind Russland und Ukraine zwei Seiten einer Medaille. Da nehme ich die rechte und die linke Hand nicht weg. Das sind beides korrupte Staaten. Schauen Sie den Korruptionsindex an! Und letztes Jahr war die Ukraine, war Selenskyj noch im Stern drin, in der deutschen Zeitung, dass er hier mit Sicherheit nicht in der vordersten Front der Friedensfreunde steht; aber heute ist er der große Friedensheld.
Debate: The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Witold Jan Waszczykowski
Political group: ECR
Country: Romania
Language: EN

Mr President, although we are protected by NATO and US nuclear umbrella, security is not granted forever. There is always a need to discuss, enhance and strengthen security. Time is good for the report on security. And conclusion of this report is in the time of war inappropriate and somewhat wrong. In time of war it’s a time for unity, a united response to aggression. But what we have instead, we have hesitation in some capitals, like Berlin and Paris, ideas like Strategic Compass, European autonomy, or QMV. In time of war, there is no time for experiment, no time for emancipation from transatlantic cooperation, and no time for federal experiments with QMV.  Just without   the QMV, we adopted already six packages of sanctions, but we cannot accept the delivery of weapon to Ukraine.
Debate: The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Marc Botenga
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, chers collègues, selon vous, les Africains n’ont rien compris, les Indiens sont à la ramasse et les Chinois n’en parlons pas! Ce que vous voulez voter, c'est un texte qui, en fait, infantilise la moitié du monde. Vous constatez qu’une bonne partie du monde n’est pas d’accord avec la politique européenne en matière d’Ukraine et de Russie, et du coup vous dites que vous allez leur  Non, ils ont bien compris. C’est juste que, sur certains points, ils ne sont pas d’accord. Ils vous reprochent notamment votre manque d’efforts diplomatiques pour arrêter la guerre, ils vous reprochent l’impact négatif des sanctions sur les travailleurs partout dans le monde, et, finalement, ils reprochent à l’Europe le «deux poids, deux mesures». Quand la Russie attaque l’Ukraine, l’Europe sanctionne, évidemment. Mais quand les États-Unis bombardent l’Irak, pas de sanctions, quand l’Arabie saoudite bombarde le Yémen, pas de sanctions, quand nous-mêmes, l’Union européenne, bombardons et détruisons la Libye, pas de sanctions, et quand Israël colonise la Palestine, pas de sanctions. C’est deux poids, deux mesures. Cette hypocrisie-là, c’est ce que les peuples du monde vous reprochent. Si, justement, vous voulez leur soutien, écoutez-les, tout simplement. Ça, ce serait une alternative.
Debate: The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Radosław Sikorski
Political group: PPE
Country: Sweden
Language: PL

Panie Przewodniczący! Wysoka Izbo! W zeszłym roku z tego miejsca pytałem, jakie nieszczęście musi się zdarzyć, żebyśmy potraktowali sprawy obronności europejskiej poważnie. Putin swoją niesprowokowaną agresją wobec Ukrainy przekroczył nawet moje oczekiwania. Sojusz Północnoatlantycki, Stany Zjednoczone stanęły na wysokości zadania. Unia Europejska zrobiła więcej niż ja osobiście się spodziewałem i chciałbym za to serdecznie podziękować Komisji na ręce Pana Komisarza. Ale potrzebujemy więcej. Potrzebujemy unii obronnej, potrzebujemy sił szybkiego reagowania, wzmocnienia sił obrony konwencjonalnej, cybernetycznej, częściowo wspólnych zakupów, więcej broni dla Ukrainy. Ukraina wywalczyła sobie już status kandydata. Potrzebujemy ukarania zbrodni wojennych w Ukrainie.  Osobiście rozważyłbym większościowe głosowanie w niektórych sprawach, na przykład jeśli chodzi o sankcje osobowe, czy w ogóle sankcje, bo nie sądzę, aby jeden kraj powinien móc blokować na przykład takie sankcje, jakie są, były proponowane na podżegacza wojennego Cyryla. Więc Natalie, Davidzie popieram, gratuluję sprawozdania, ale oczekuję, że przekonacie do niego swoje rządy. A następny polski rząd poprze Unię obronną.
Debate: The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Tonino Picula
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, the Russian invasion of Ukraine caused a reset and tectonic shift in many political attitudes and policy responses. One of the main lessons is that the common foreign, security and defence policies of the Union can no longer be the weakest link in our integration. We all agree to condemn Russian aggression in the strongest possible terms. By defending itself, Ukraine defends us too, and we can no longer avoid responsibility for our security and defence.  Taking more significant responsibility also means larger investments from our side. However, being strategically autonomous means that our focus cannot only be on security and defence spending: foreign policy can’t lag behind too. Enlargement policy, for example, one of the most successful policies, must also be at the centre of our action. The credible perspective of enlargement and the merit-based regatta approach must be our political response already at the next Council meeting in two weeks.
Debate: The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Francisco José Millán Mon
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: ES

Señor presidente, la invasión rusa en Ucrania ha abierto un nuevo escenario geopolítico. Estamos en un entorno de seguridad más complejo, donde la multipolaridad podría dar paso a una bipolaridad creciente en un contexto de rivalidad y antagonismo. En este panorama la Unión Europea tiene que ser un actor internacional efectivo, capaz de defender sus intereses y valores. Necesitamos una política exterior y de seguridad, también de defensa, sólida y determinada. Este mensaje clave se encuentra en la recomendación que hoy debatimos. Felicito a los ponentes. En primer lugar, me parece necesario ir alcanzando los objetivos recogidos en la Brújula Estratégica y garantizar una coordinación estrecha entre la Unión Europea y la OTAN. Nuestra Brújula Estratégica y el concepto estratégico que la OTAN apruebe en la próxima cumbre en Madrid deben estar bien alineados.  Me gustaría, además, destacar los siguientes puntos de la Resolución. Es necesario que el alto representante despliegue una ofensiva diplomática en todos los Estados que se abstuvieron o votaron en contra de las Resoluciones de las Naciones Unidas sobre la agresión a Ucrania. Debemos hacer pedagogía, obtener una respuesta de condena unánime por parte de la comunidad internacional. Hay que conseguir igualmente un mayor respaldo internacional a nuestras sanciones contra Rusia. Me pareció muy preocupante que este fin de semana el presidente de la Unión Africana pidiese desde Moscú el levantamiento de las sanciones a Rusia. Por último, insistimos en que se establezca un Consejo de Ministros de Defensa de la Unión que se reúna de forma institucionalizada y periódica. En la situación actual, más que nunca es necesario un diálogo político permanente para coordinarnos en materia de política exterior y de defensa con los Estados Unidos. Si hubiera existido este diálogo, muchas de las disparidades entre los análisis de inteligencia y las evaluaciones de estos análisis ante la invasión rusa de Ucrania podrían haberse evitado.
Debate: The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz
Political group: S-D
Country: Ireland
Language: PL

Panie Przewodniczący! Trzy krótkie uwagi. Po pierwsze, demokratyczny Zachód musi kontynuować obecną pomoc dla Ukrainy będącej ofiarą agresji ze strony Rosji i nakładać na agresora kolejne sankcje. Dzisiejsze poparcie ze strony naszych społeczeństw może erodować zarówno w wyniku zmęczenia wojną, jak i rosyjskiej manipulacji opinią publiczną.  Po drugie, kiedyś nieuchronnie nastąpi koniec tej tragedii. Rosja – jej sprawca – nie może uzyskać żadnej nagrody. Nie wolno nigdy zgodzić się na jakiekolwiek naruszenie integralności terytorialnej Ukrainy.  Po trzecie, po raz kolejny po wojnie na Bałkanach okazuje się, że bez udziału USA Europa nie jest w stanie skutecznie bronić siebie i swojego najbliższego otoczenia. Wymaga to ponownego przemyślenia projektów strategicznej autonomii. W obecnych warunkach nic nie może zastąpić sojuszu transatlantyckiego.
Debate: The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Lukas Mandl
Political group: PPE
Country: Portugal
Language: EN

Mr President, with this plenary week and this vote, the European Parliament, on behalf of the people of Europe, will send a clear signal for the security of the Europeans, of this generation and for generations to come. Security means that we have to invest more in defence. Security means that we have to use structures and to strengthen these structures like the European Defence Fund, like the Strategic Compass, in order to contribute to our strategic autonomy. Security means that we have to unify the free world, the so-called political West. We have to align with our partners, our largest partner, the United States, and all the partners around the globe. Because contributing to the free world means to contribute to freedom of people. Security does not mean to militarise society. Security means to have proper armed forces in order to make proper dwelling possible, proper studying, learning, education, work and everything else. It’s about our societies which we like so much and we defend. Unifying the political West also means to contribute to recognition of Kosovo, for example, unifying the political base means to confront also domestically Hungary in our European Union. Within Europe, also to confront Serbia with its obstacles, sending to the process of unifying the political West. Unifying the political West and contributing to security also means to solve our issues within our societies. We have heard today one of our colleagues mentioning it would be two sides of the same medal when it comes to Russia and Ukraine. No, that’s not true. There is one aggressor and there’s one victim. And we are on the side of the victim, on the side of freedom of human dignity, democracy and rule of law. This is what we have to do. We welcome Denmark in the Common Security and Defence Policy this very week after this great referendum there, and we will continue contributing to unifying the free world.
Debate: The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Miapetra Kumpula-Natri
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, Commissioner, colleagues, the security environment in Europe fundamentally changed when Russia started the illegal and brutal attack against Ukraine. We stand with Ukraine.  But facing situations like this, we need to make progress on the EU foreign security and defence policy as well. We need cohesion and effectiveness of EU external actions and we need European Union and solidarity also among the Member States. The solidarity and mutual assistance clauses in the Treaties, and at the very heart of the Union’s security policy, must not be empty letters.  Also, the strategic compass adopted earlier this year provides a very good basis for developing the EU security and defence policy. The consequences have been very profound. It has led Finland and Sweden to seek NATO membership, and in May the two countries submitted applications.  I hope you can support the amendment calling for a swift adoption of these memberships in the EU countries that are NATO members, as we did already in the vote today.
Debate: The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Antonio Tajani
Political group: PPE
Country: Estonia
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, l'invasione dell'Ucraina da parte della Russia ha rafforzato certamente la coesione occidentale, ma ha messo in risalto anche i ritardi in politica estera, in politica di difesa e in politica di sicurezza della nostra Unione. Bisogna avere il coraggio di fare di più. Il mondo dopo questa guerra cambierà. La Cina sarà la grande regista di un'operazione politica per invadere con i suoi prodotti mezzo mondo e avrà al suo fianco, se le cose andranno avanti così, anche la Federazione russa. Attenzione a quello che succede, certo, alla nostra frontiera orientale, ma anche a quello che succede in Africa, a quello che sta succedendo in Sud America. Russia e Cina saranno sempre più forti. Ecco perché serve reagire con la politica. Ma la politica estera ha bisogno anche di uno strumento della difesa. La bussola strategica, un regolare Consiglio dei ministri della Difesa dell'Unione, una maggiore cooperazione in materia di intelligence sono certamente un passo nella giusta direzione, ma serve più coraggio. Dobbiamo accelerare la costruzione di un esercito comune, di forze armate comuni, che dovranno collaborare certamente con la NATO e rafforzare però, nello stesso tempo, la presenza europea all'interno dell'Alleanza atlantica. Va finanziato, con una nuova emissione di titoli di debito comune, di eurobond, anche il Fondo europeo per la difesa. Serve un Commissario europeo per la difesa, per coordinare le politiche e ottimizzare gli investimenti anche nella ricerca e nella sanità militari. Insomma, l'Unione europea è a un bivio: solo con più solidarietà in tutte le nostre politiche sapremo contrastare le minacce alla sicurezza dei nostri cittadini, compresa la lotta al terrorismo e la
Debate: The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Evin Incir
Political group: S-D
Country: Hungary
Language: EN

Madam President, I have myself experienced war and have seen the brutal consequences of its indiscriminate violence against civilians, which has brought me to the EU.  In European history there is and always will be a before and after of 24 February 2022. The after is the time when the EU must stand up to preserve peace and international security. Never bow to the imperialist Putin Russia. The after is the time when the EU must step up its struggle in defence of the rule-based international order and the principle of multilateral cooperation.  I therefore welcome the Parliament’s new recommendations on the EU Foreign Security and Defence Policy, because in this new world order created by Putin and his men, our main responsibility is to stick together. I am therefore ashamed of the Orbán government in Hungary that is acting disgracefully. The EU has an important global role to play. For that, we need a stronger strategic autonomy and we need to act with allies.  I also would like to join the call of our Finnish colleague for a swift approval of the Swedish and Finnish NATO membership.  And finally, for me, the EU is synonymous with peace. I was once forced to flee to the EU for its peace. We can and we must stand up for it globally.
Debate: The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Riho Terras
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: EN

Madam President, Russia’s war against Ukraine has been going on for more than eight years now. The full-scale military offensive that Putin launched on 24 February has lasted more than 100 days. The lessons identified from the ongoing war must make the European Union move faster and start delivering in the security and defence field. The report that we are discussing tonight brings up many vital issues. They must be dealt with if we want the EU to become more serious. Defence must get the attention it deserves. Defence ministers should be meeting at Council level on a regular basis. The EU must cooperate more closely with NATO and find the necessary resources for the flagship projects such as military mobility.  I would also like to emphasise the need for the EU to foster closer cooperation between the private sector, academia and governments in the field of defence technologies. What we have witnessed from the war in Ukraine is that high-end military technologies can make a huge difference in fighting the enemy and saving our own soldiers’ lives. We need more solutions and they can only be implemented in close cooperation with the private – and research and technology – sector from Europe.