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Removed11. Stresses that European contributions to Ukraine’s long-term security must focus on diplomacy, confidence-building measures, arms-control initiatives, demilitarisation of conflict zones and mechanisms to prevent further invasion;

Added18. Calls on the Council to list the Wagner Group and its successor entities as terrorist organisations under Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism; emphasises that listing these entities as terrorist organisations, beyond the asset freezes currently applied to them, enables the prosecution of recruiters, combatants and supporters and the application of criminal penalties against them;

Removed12. Calls on the Member States to support the deployment of UN peacekeepers to protect the 15 nuclear reactors in Ukraine, in close cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency’s mission; stresses that the UN General Assembly possesses subsidiary decision-making powers under Resolution 377 in cases where the Security Council is not in a position to take adequate decisions on peacekeeping matters;

Added19. Highlights the disturbing fact that a growing number of foreign fighters in the Russian army were brought to Russia or to the frontlines in Ukraine under false pretences; urges governments of South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Botswana and other African nations to crack down on deceptive recruitment activities that see their young men fight on the frontlines alongside Russian forces; calls on the countries concerned to proactively warn their citizens of the dangers of travelling to Russia in connection with job offers that are either directly or indirectly linked to the Russian army; calls on social media platforms to take measures to prevent the abuse of their services for the purpose of conducting these deceitful recruitment campaigns; condemns the policies of governments, such as the governments of Cuba or of some Central Asian countries, that do not prevent the participation of their citizens in Russia’s war of aggression or even go so far as to promote such participation;

Removed13. Calls for the EU to actively support the reconstruction of a pan-European security architecture, based on mutual restraint, transparency, arms-control agreements and renewed commitments to nuclear disarmament;

Added20. Emphasises that Russia’s relentless attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure not only violate international law, but also constitute a deliberate strategy to undermine civilian resilience, plunge the affected areas into turmoil and weaponise energy as a tool of coercion; calls for the EU and its Member States to scale up and institutionalise energy assistance to Ukraine; stresses the critical importance of continued and increased EU and Member State humanitarian assistance to Ukraine in response to the acute humanitarian situation caused by Russia’s systematic attacks on Ukrainian cities and critical civilian infrastructure;

Removed14. 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;

Added21. Urges the Commission to actively support international justice mechanisms and ensure accountability and reparations for war crimes and the crime 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;

Removed15. Regrets the failure of the Istanbul negotiations of spring 2022, which had opened a fragile window for a negotiated solution;

Added22. Calls on the Ukrainian authorities to uphold parliamentary pluralism as a cornerstone of democratic governance and to ensure constructive and meaningful cooperation with all parliamentary political forces represented in the Verkhovna Rada;

Removed16. Calls for the cancellation of Ukraine’s foreign debt in order to allow for genuine recovery and social reconstruction;

Added23. Notes the unwavering commitment of most EU Member States to Ukraine, but stresses its dissatisfaction with those Member States that obstruct or actively undermine EU positions and policies; recalls the principle of sincere cooperation under Article 4(3) of the Treaty on European Union, which requires Member States to refrain from any measure that could jeopardise the achievement of the EU’s objectives; calls on the Council to urgently resolve the deadlock preventing the operationalisation of the Ukraine Assistance Fund under the European Peace Facility, which is essential for the implementation of the EU’s long-term security commitments to Ukraine;

Removed17. Stresses that a sustainable peace settlement must include Russia’s repayments and contribution to reconstruction costs, in accordance with international law;

Added24. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the President, Government and Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the United States Congress, the Russian authorities, and the authorities of the other countries mentioned in this resolution.

Removed18. Notes that the EU Member States spent EUR 21.9 billion on purchasing Russian fossil fuels in 2024; notes with concern that the purchase of Russian fossil fuels in 2024 exceeded the EUR 18.7 billion allocated to Ukraine in financial aid;

Removed19. Calls for EU support for civilian reconstruction, including public services, housing, healthcare and education, and for environmental remediation;

Removed20. Calls for the EU and its Member States to work towards a Europe free from war, where security is defined not by military power but by social justice, solidarity, environmental sustainability, and respect for the rule of law, democracy and human rights;

Removed21. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, Ukraine and the Russian Federation, the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.