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Added14. Calls on the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and on the Commission to set up an EU Delegation to the international organisations located in The Hague, which currently include the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, including with a view to ensuring that the EU participates effectively in the important new international bodies to be established there;

Added15. Welcomes the Council’s long-awaited approval of an EUR 90 billion EU loan for Ukraine; expects, in line with the clarifications provided by the Commission during the plenary session of February 2026, the proper implementation of the flexibility featured within the package under the derogation regime laid down in Article 13(5) of the regulation establishing the Ukraine Support Loan; reiterates its call to find legal ways to use the cash balances associated with the Russian sovereign assets immobilised under EU sanctions to support Ukraine’s defence and reconstruction, including through the provision of compensation under the International Claims Commission for Ukraine, and, among other priorities, to fund the restoration of the New Safe Confinement at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant after it was damaged by Russian drone attacks;

Added16. Welcomes the adoption of the 20th sanctions package against Russia; notes the use of the anti-circumvention tool to block the diversion of exports of sensitive technologies via non-EU countries; insists that no sanctions should be lifted before a peace agreement is negotiated and sustainably implemented; calls for the EU and its Member States to systematically tackle the issue of sanctions circumvention;

Added17. Calls on the Council and the Commission to ensure that EU sanctions against Russia are strictly maintained and further expanded to cover all individuals and entities whose decisions have enabled or contributed to the commission of war crimes and other serious crimes against the Ukrainian civilian population;

Added18. Calls for the EU’s institutions and bodies, particularly the European External Action Service, to collaborate with the Ukrainian authorities and spearhead an active communication campaign across Europe and worldwide to raise awareness of the war crimes committed by Russia and its allies and build support for accountability and justice;

Added19. Reiterates that the unlawful deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children constitutes a grave breach of international humanitarian law and a profound violation of human rights; welcomes the initiative of the Commission, together with Ukraine and Canada, to co-host a high-level meeting of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children in Brussels in May 2026; calls on the Member States that have not yet joined the International Coalition to do so without delay;

Added20. Denounces Russia’s systematic attempts to erase Ukraine’s history, culture, language and identity; recalls that the scale of the destruction caused by Russia’s aggression remains severe and that, as of April 2026, direct damage to Ukraine’s cultural infrastructure and heritage is estimated at more than EUR 4 billion;

Added21. Underlines that the Russian war of aggression and the targeting of industrial and energy infrastructure has caused severe and long-lasting damage to Ukraine’s environment, including the destruction of ecosystems and the contamination of water and soil; calls for the EU and its Member States to support all initiatives documenting the environmental destruction caused by Russia’s war and to back efforts to secure accountability and compensation;

Added22. Reaffirms the EU’s steadfast commitment to the reconstruction of Ukraine and reiterates its readiness to contribute to rebuilding Ukraine’s economy and civil and critical infrastructure; stresses the strategic importance of the Ukraine Facility in reinforcing Ukraine’s resilience, accelerating its recovery and supporting its path toward sustainable development and EU membership;

Added23. 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 Council of Europe, the United States Congress, the International Criminal Court and the Russian authorities.