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Debate: Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Sandra Kalniete
Political group: PPE
Country: Finland
Language: LV

Priekšsēdētāja kungs, komisāra kungs, ministra kungs, kolēģi! Krievija plāno 2024. gadā savu militāro budžetu palielināt par gandrīz 70 procentiem. Sankcijas darbojas, jā, taču ir jāaizver caurumi, caur kuriem Krievija turpina eksportēt enerģijas resursus, pelnot 690 miljonus eiro dienā. Diemžēl Eiropas Savienība ir viens no lielākajiem enerģijas resursu klientiem, ik mēnesi papildinot Krievijas budžetu par diviem miljardiem. Eiropas Savienības politiķiem sankcijas ir jāpadara efektīgākas, lai samazinātu Krievijas energoresursu ieņēmumus, ar kuriem tiek finansēts karš Ukrainā. Tāpēc ir jāpazemina naftas cenu griestus no pašreizējiem 60 uz 30 ASV dolāriem par barelu. Tāpat jāuzliek embargo Krievijas sašķidrinātās dabasgāzes importam un tādu degvielu importam, ko ražo trešās valstīs, izmantojot Krievijas naftu. Visbeidzot — jāierobežo Eiropas tankkuģu pārdošana, to apkalpošanas un apdrošināšanas pakalpojumi, ja tie tiek izmantoti Krievijas naftas eksportam.
Debate: Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Raphaël Glucksmann
Political group: S-D
Country: Romania
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, Monsieur le Commissaire, chers collègues, nous n’allons pas y arriver comme ça. Je sais tous les efforts que fournit la Commission européenne, mais le problème, ce sont les États membres. Le problème, c’est que la Belgique refuse un embargo sur le diamant. Le problème, c’est que la France refuse un embargo sur le nucléaire. Le problème, c’est que nous avons donc des trous dans nos sanctions, liés à des intérêts défendus par les États membres européens. Nous avions tous espéré que l’intérêt général de l’Europe – qui est la défaite du régime de Poutine – allait surpasser ces intérêts particuliers et là, nous nous endormons. Les importations de gaz naturel liquéfié battent des records. Nous n’avons pris encore aucune sanction véritable contre les États qui contournent nos sanctions à l’égard du régime de Poutine. Si nous continuons ainsi, nous allons édulcorer l’incidence de nos décisions et nous allons permettre au régime de Poutine de continuer sa guerre criminelle, qui vise non seulement le peuple ukrainien, mais aussi l’ensemble de l’architecture de sécurité européenne. Il nous faut un embargo sur les hydrocarbures russes maintenant, il faut saisir et confisquer les biens et les avoirs russes en Europe maintenant. Le moment est venu d’être enfin cohérents et efficaces dans notre affrontement avec Vladimir Poutine.
Debate: Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Nils Torvalds
Political group: Renew
Country: Romania
Language: FI

Arvoisa puhemies, tänään on kulunut jo 601 päivää siitä, kun Venäjä aloitti täysimittaisen hyökkäyksensä Ukrainaan. Sota on kuitenkin jatkunut jo pidempään, vuodesta 2014. Pakotteista riippumatta Venäjälle silti viedään kaksoiskäyttötuotteita ja myös muita kiellettyjä tuotteita. Tämä vienti pitää tukkia. Niin kauan kuin Venäjä jatkaa hyökkäystään Ukrainassa ja niin kauan kuin Venäjä tavalla tai toisella uhkailee yhteisöämme, meidän pitää jatkaa tätä sinnikkäästi. Suomi on turvallisuuspolitiikan kartalla saari. Siitä syystä Itämeri ja Itämeren turvallisuus on meille erityisen tärkeä. Siitä syystä tähän puhujapönttöön ei kannata tulla lausumaan tekopyhiä lausuntoja. Niin kauan kuin Unkari jatkaa vastenmielistä yhteistyötään Venäjän kanssa, Itämeri vuotaa.
Debate: Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Harald Vilimsky
Political group: ID
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Herr Präsident, meine sehr geehrten Damen und Herren! Wären Sanktionen ein taugliches Mittel, in diesem Konflikt das Sterben zu beenden, ich wäre der Erste gewesen, der gesagt hätte: Lasst uns mit diesen Sanktionen beginnen! Wären die Sanktionen ein taugliches Mittel gewesen, bei uns Energiesicherheit und Preisstabilität zu gewährleisten, ich wäre der Erste gewesen, der gesagt hätte: Lasst uns mit diesen Sanktionen beginnen! Ich habe von Anfang an das Gegenteil gesagt, und ich habe leider recht behalten. Wir haben elf Sanktionswellen gegenüber den Russen gesetzt, und bei uns ist die Situation abermals und abermals schlechter geworden. Wir haben heute eine gigantische Entwicklung im Inflationsbereich. Wir haben eine damit verbundene gigantische Entwicklung im Armutsbereich in Europa. Das Geschäft machen andere. Das Geschäft machen die Amerikaner, wo wir jetzt ihre Energie beziehen, das Geschäft machen die Russen über Umwege, über Indien, über China. Wir kaufen ja die russische Energie trotzdem. Die Situation in Summe ist eine, die absurder nicht sein kann. Daher bleibe ich bei dem, was ich auch von Anfang an gesagt habe: Bitte lassen Sie uns daran arbeiten, hier Friedensverhandlungen zu erzwingen, an den Tisch zu bitten, bei uns Preisstabilität zu garantieren und damit auch das Sterben zu beenden.
Debate: Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Ivan Štefanec
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: SK

Vážený pán predsedajúci, sankcie na ruského agresora nielenže majú zmysel, ale majú aj podstatný vplyv. Dáta ukazujú, že bilaterálny obchod s Ruskom klesol pod dve percentá. Dovoz klesol z 9,6 % na 1,7 % a vývoz na menej ako polovicu. Ak niekto bude tvrdiť, že Rusko sankcie nepoškodili, mali by sme sa opýtať, prečo nakupujú zbrane z takej krajiny, ako je Severná Kórea. Ak niekto bude tvrdiť, že zbrojenie nemá konca kraja, všetci môžeme odpovedať, že obranné operácie Ukrajincov aj za našej pomoci oslobodili už takmer polovicu svojho územia od ruských okupantov. Ak chceme pomôcť čo najúčinnejšie oslabiť ruského agresora, musíme sankcie nielen dôsledne realizovať, ale aj rozšíriť, najmä o plyn, jadrové palivo a diamanty. Úlohou je tiež sledovanie dodržiavania týchto sankcií a nájdenie nástrojov na skoré odhaľovanie ich prípadného obchádzania. Nezabúdajme na to, že financie posielané do Ruska končia v rukách kremeľského agresora, ktorý má na rukách krv nevinných ľudí.
Debate: Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Sándor Rónai
Political group: S-D
Country: Lithuania
Language: HU

Tisztelt Elnök Asszony! Tisztelt Képviselőtársaim! Amikor 2022 februárjában Oroszország megtámadta Ukrajnát, Putyinnak az volt a célja, hogy néhány hónap alatt leigázza Ukrajnát. Ma már látszik, hogy Putyin kudarcot vallott, hogy ezt a háborút Oroszország nem nyerheti meg. Ehhez szükség volt arra, hogy Európa és a nyugati világ egy emberként álljon a megtámadott ország, Ukrajna oldalára. De elsősorban azok a bátor ukránok kellenek hozzá, akiket semmi sem tántoríthat el hazaszeretetüktől. Az Európai Unió döntésének köszönhetően megakadályozta, hogy az agresszor, támadó putyini hadsereg pótolni tudja az elveszített fegyvereit és új, modern fegyverekhez jusson. Magyarországnak sajnos komoly tapasztalata van arról, milyen az orosz megszállás. Úgy tűnik azonban, hogy a magyar miniszterelnök, Orbán Viktor erről már megfeledkezett, ezért keresi untalan a háborús bűnös, Vlagyimir Putyin kegyeit. Ez megbocsáthatatlan bűn. Nekünk, európai képviselőknek az a feladatunk, hogy megőrizzük Európa szabadságát, békéjét és biztonságát. Folytassuk ezt a munkát, dolgozzunk ezért közösen!
Debate: Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Sophia in 't Veld
Political group: Renew
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Madam President, colleagues, I hear the Putin friends from the left and right extremes of this chamber argue against sanctions in great consensus, invoking the economic cost to European citizens. But they should tell the full story. The cost of war is infinitely higher, both materially and morally, and the cynical reality is that despite the sanctions, trade continues and we see Russians, rich Russians living, holidaying, conducting their business freely in Europe. The EU law criminalising the violation of sanctions will help tackle the uneven and weak enforcement by the Member States. And yes, more harmonisation and strict enforcement are a key priority for Parliament. Of course, that means that some countries will have to change their practices, but the whole point of an EU law is to eliminate back doors and forum shopping. Making the sanctions work, however, is more important than petty power struggles between national governments and the EU. As a rapporteur, I am determined to conclude the file by December at the latest, and I count on the cooperation and the flexibility of the Council and the Member States.
Debate: Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Francisco José Millán Mon
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, señorías, la economía rusa sufrió el año pasado el impacto de las sanciones con un crecimiento negativo. Pero parece que ha rebotado el 4,9 % en el segundo semestre de 2023 y podría llegar a un crecimiento del 2,3 % al final del año. El año próximo las cifras también serán positivas según todas las previsiones. La realidad es que la economía rusa no está sufriendo tanto como esperábamos. Creo que en enero, el alto representante nos decía en este hemiciclo que las sanciones a Rusia eran un veneno lento, pero ¿están realmente alcanzando todos sus objetivos? Es una pregunta más que legítima. Me gustaría referirme a tres cuestiones brevemente. En primer lugar, ¿conoce la Comisión Europea si acaso se han reforzado los medios para vigilar el cumplimiento de las sanciones de forma efectiva tanto a nivel de los Estados miembros como incluso a nivel del Consejo y de la propia Comisión? Segundo, tratamos de reducir nuestra dependencia energética de Rusia, pero me preocupa que varios Estados miembros mantengan elevadas compras de gas licuado ruso. Termino: es necesario seguir ejerciendo presión sobre los terceros Estados para que, en la medida de lo posible, se sumen a nuestras sanciones o al menos no ayuden a Rusia eludirlas. Celebro que los viajes del señor O'Sullivan estén produciendo algunos resultados.
Debate: Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Dietmar Köster
Political group: S-D
Country: Lithuania
Language: DE

Frau Präsidentin! Die Sanktionen haben Russlands Wirtschaft vielleicht geschwächt, aber sie haben ihre grundlegenden Ziele, etwa dass Putin endlich seinen Krieg beendet, verfehlt. So bleiben wirtschaftliche und politische Stabilität in Russland weitgehend erhalten. Nach den Exportverboten westlicher Länder gingen die russischen Importe tatsächlich zunächst um 40 Prozent zurück. Sie erholten sich aber schnell und lagen bereits im November 2022 wieder auf Vorkriegsniveau. Russland hat zahlreiche Wege gefunden, Sanktionen zu umgehen. Über eine lange Kette von Unternehmen landen beispielsweise sanktionierte Waren wie Mikrochips oder Drohnen auf den Schlachtfeldern. Zwei Drittel der Komponenten in russischen Waffen an der Front enthalten Chips und Mikroprozessoren aus US-amerikanischer Produktion. Das Geld von russischen Oligarchen in Höhe von 100 Milliarden Euro liegt in der Schweiz auf Konten, die nicht beschlagnahmt wurden. Hier besteht erheblicher Nachholbedarf, um die Sanktionen effektiver zu machen. Sanktionen können darüber hinaus einen wichtigen Zweck erfüllen: Sie sollten im Rahmen von Verhandlungen über einen Waffenstillstand und Frieden als Verhandlungsmasse benutzt werden.
Debate: Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Cristian-Silviu Buşoi
Political group: PPE
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Madam President, dear colleagues, dear Commissioner, we have reacted against the atrocity of Russia and have shown solidarity for Ukraine. We have had financial measures, sanctions, bans on importing energy products and with REPowerEU will be totally independent in the energy sector from Russia. But we need to accept that some of our sanctions have had limited impact and take action now and further strengthen the measures. We also need new measures in the energy sector. We need to remain firmly dedicated to upholding Ukraine’s independence, territorial in terms of energy unity. We need to further support the provision of military, financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, including the energy equipment that would help to resist and stop the ongoing attacks and aggression. We need to strengthen the alignment of efforts across coalition countries, as well as mechanisms and measures to enhance the transparency of transactions not involving EU shipping service providers, develop additional administrative capacities and restrictions on Russian LNG and LPG.
Debate: Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Łukasz Kohut
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: PL

Pani Przewodnicząca! Bardzo dobrze, że Unia nakłada kolejne sankcje na Rosję. Zamknięcie unijnych portów dla putinowskich statków, zamrożenie aktywów ruskich oligarchów. Jednak czy wspólna europejska odpowiedź mogłaby być boleśniejsza dla Kremla? Oczywiście mogłaby, gdyby nie główny hamulcowy – premier Węgier Viktor Orban. To on blokuje 500 mln euro unijnej pomocy dla Ukrainy. To on blokował embargo na ropę. I to on ma bardzo mocne narzędzie w ręku – weto! Najwyższy czas pozbawić Orbana prawa do decydowania o najważniejszych dla Unii sprawach – artykuł siódmy!  I na koniec bardzo dobre wieści z Polski. Nie będzie już Budapesztu w Warszawie. 15 października mieszkańcy Polski odsunęli od władzy tych, którzy trzymali z przyjaciółmi Putina. Kończy się toksyczny sojusz rządu Morawieckiego i Orbana. Kończy się dzięki współpracy opozycji i silnemu społeczeństwu obywatelskiemu, które pokonało populistów i całą machinę władzy. Piąty największy kraj w Unii wraca. Wraca i będzie budował wspólną, silniejszą i bezpieczniejszą Europę.
Debate: Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Sunčana Glavak
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: HR

Poštovana predsjedavajuća, kolegice i kolege, manipulacije i dezinformacije vrlo su opasne, a čuli smo ih danas i ovdje.  Činjenica jest da kada podvučemo crtu, sankcije su dijelom bile učinkovite. Međutim, unatoč sankcijama, Rusija i dalje zarađuje i financira rat. Na nama je da širom otvorimo oči i jasno kažemo što se zapravo događa. Tko su zemlje koje se oglušuju i zaobilaze sankcije? Sve sankcije - one su simbol naše osude, one su praktična mjera kojom želimo osigurati da agresija na suverenu državu ima stvarne i trajne posljedice. I ja sam za to, kao i brojni moji kolege, da vidimo što možemo učiniti još i koji je sljedeći korak. Činjenica je da su državne financije Rusije pogođene mjerama koje smo donijeli, posebno da se ograniči cijena nafte, protiv uvoza. No, moramo vidjeti što ćemo dalje. Trebamo i dalje ustrajati na vojnoj i financijskoj pomoći Ukrajini.  I dok mi razmatramo ekonomske učinke, budimo još odlučniji, jer povijest će zabilježiti ovaj trenutak, našu odlučnost i našu solidarnost, našu volju da putem ekonomskih, ali i diplomatskih alata koje imamo na raspolaganju učinimo mir na našem teritoriju.
Debate: Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Thijs Reuten
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, dear Commissioner, dear colleagues, Council, finding unity on sanctions among 27 Member States is not easy. In the past 19 months, we managed to adopt eleven unprecedented sanction packages against Russia – an accomplishment, but it is not enough. First, we are too slow. The smaller the steps we take, the more time Putin and his oligarch friends get to adapt. They work their way around bans on tech goods and oil exports. We should be ahead of them in adapting ourselves. Member States have to stop the shameful exchange of interests when negotiating a package at the expense of our effectiveness. If sanctions provide a disproportionate disadvantage to Member States, help them! Second, we need to enforce our sanctions. If not, we are creating the loopholes to violate restrictive measures ourselves. And thank you, Commissioner, for your personal commitment to adopt also anti-violation legislation. We cannot have more forum shopping by and impunity for Russian criminals. We have to fix this.
Debate: Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Liudas Mažylis
Political group: PPE
Country: Luxembourg
Language: LT

Pirmininke, Komisare, kolegos. Sankcijas Rusijai svarstėme 2021-ųjų rudenį, kai ji telkė savo šimtatūkstantinę kariuomenę aplink Ukrainos sienas ir buvome, oi, kokie drąsūs. Jei ji imsis agresijos, mes ir atjungsime Rusiją nuo SWIFT sistemos. Aš ir pats, taip man atrodė, gan švelniai kalbėjau, drąsesnieji regėjo Rusiją ekonomiškai parklupdytą, jos finansinę sistemą suardytą, gatvėse alkanas minias ir Kremliaus režimo krachą. Per tą laiką pritaikėme sankcijų paketus, iš tiesų – draudimus savo pačių verslui. Realybėje tai nesutrukdė Rusijai kasdien ginkluotis, daužyti taikius ukrainiečius, investuoti Afrikoje ir daug kur. Manęs mano rinkėjai klausė, kiek dar rusų veikėjams bus atvira bendroji rinka, o gal ir tas drąsesnysis scenarijus suveiks. Kada? Patarkit. Dėkoju.
Debate: Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Frances Fitzgerald
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, Commissioner, sanctions on Russia show us what we can do when we work together. EU money should not fund Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine. Europe is a trading superpower, and EU sanctions should show Putin the consequences of breaching international law. The figures lay out the extent of our actions: 11 sanction passages in under two years; 1 800 individuals and entities targeted, including Russia’s leaders; 21.5 billion of assets frozen; 91.2 billion of Russian import sanctions, including in tech, transportation and luxury goods. Our focus should not only be on more sanctions, but also ensuring the effectiveness of those we already have. Russia has, of course, sought to disguise its exports by selling them through third countries. Colleagues, we need clear rules and sanctions and consequences of a failure, for example, by large companies, to implement sanctions, and of course, countries – we should not accept Russian products passed off under the radar of a different country. Russia must continue to pay the highest economic cost for what it is doing in Ukraine. Let us make sure that they do.
Debate: Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

And it’s quite obvious that it’s widespread. Even Member States who have signed up to sanctions are importing Russian products from third countries who are directly importing from Russia. That’s not good enough and that has to be stopped.  The same with companies who are not abiding by sanctions. And I think we need a discussion on the sanctions that are there, how they are working and what the Commission are going to do immediately to ensure that those who are trying to avoid them are going to be stopped. Then we can talk about another package of sanctions. I think that’s the key.
Debate: Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Georgios Kyrtsos
Political group: Renew
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, sanctions are important and rather effective, but they produce results mainly in the medium and long term. They are not going to solve the problem of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Russia is in a position, and will remain so, to finance its aggressive war. First, we created a huge energy dependency. We decreased this dependency, but Russia was able to cover its financial needs in 2022 and 2023. Second, there has been a global shift in favour of major economies like China and India that have increased their collaboration with Russia. Third, the Russian private sector, the oligarchs, was able to react rather effectively to the challenge of sanctions. Sanctions are important and should become more effective. But the only way to move forward decisively is by helping Ukraine to win the war and not just survive the Russian aggression.
Debate: Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, those who told us eleven times that sanctions would bring Russia to its knees, that they were a necessary gesture of solidarity with Ukraine, part of the toolbox to end the war, are still clinging to the lunacy that maybe the next round will work. We’ve heard colleagues say, ‘Ah well sure look it, we know they never fully work.’ Or, ‘Well, we need to add a load of named people to the list. We need to include diamonds. We need to tighten up beyond a WikiLeaks leak. We need to blame China.’ All of it, nonsense! The truth is sanctions don’t work. Everyone, the US, the countries which contain a majority of the world’s population, continue to trade with Russia. Our LNG imports from Russia increased 40% since the war. The Commissioner says the Russian economy is less efficient, it has higher costs, and it’s a war economy. I don’t know if that’s true, but I do know that the European Union economy, which he was very silent about, has certainly got higher costs, is less efficient, and Commissioner Breton tells us it’s a war economy. And with the amount of money we’re shovelling into arms, it seems like it. The Eurozone is in recession. The cost of living crisis is hitting. Ordinary people are paying, while ordinary people in Ukraine pay with their lives. We need peace and diplomacy and an end to this nonsense.
Debate: Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Costas Mavrides
Political group: S-D
Country: Latvia
Language: EN

Madam President, those of us who seek for the effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia, we also agree that the problem is loopholes and practices that circumvent them. Some blame it on China, on Iran or Kazakhstan, but these are not EU Members, nor members of NATO, and certainly they are not our strategic partners.  Turkey is in accession process, a NATO member, and some still call it a strategic partner. The figures after the war are astonishing. Turkish exports to Russia increased by 50% and Russia’s exports to Turkey by almost 200%, while the EU citizens absorb huge costs, rightly so, due to sanctions.  And the final point, while all this is going on, Russia and Turkey are still in strategic cooperation to develop the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, with significant risks for the EU citizens, especially those in the Mediterranean. So the problem is not just loopholes – it is double standards.