European Parliament recognizes russia as state sponsor of terrorism and calls for its isolation

On November 23, the European Parliament voted in favor of the resolution recognizing russia as a state sponsor of terrorism.

This is reported by the EP.

As noted, during the voting, the resolution was supported by the following:

• 494 MEPs,
• 58 were against
• Forty-four abstained.

In the document, the European Parliament acknowledged that russia has carried out "indiscriminate attacks on residential areas and civilian infrastructure" in Ukraine, resulting in the deaths of thousands of people.

In the occupied territories, the aggressors carry out "executions without trial and investigation, carry out kidnappings, sexual violence, torture, and other atrocities," the resolution added.

Mass murders in Bucha, Irpin, Izium, and Lyman were also mentioned, as well as attacks on the Mariupol theater and the Kramatorsk railway station.

The project's authors also calculated that russia violates the principles of the UN Charter, caused a humanitarian crisis in Mariupol, and destroyed 95% of the city, blocking Ukrainians' access to gas, electricity, water, and the Internet, as well as to essential goods and services.

"The European Parliament emphasizes that the targeted attacks and atrocities committed by the Russian Federation against the civilian population of Ukraine, the destruction of civilian infrastructure, and other serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law constitute acts of terror against the Ukrainian population and are war crimes;

expresses its unconditional indignation and condemns these attacks and atrocities and other acts that Russia commits to achieve its destructive political goals in Ukraine and on the territory of other countries;

in the light of the above, recognizes Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism and a state that uses the means of terrorism," the text of the resolution reads.

In this regard, the European Parliament called on the EU and its member states to develop a legal framework to identify states as sponsors of terrorism and states that use the means of terrorism, which would trigger a series of significant restrictive measures against these countries and have profound restrictive consequences for the EU's relations with the nations.

The European Parliament also calls on the Council of the EU to later consider the issue of adding the Russian Federation to such a list of EU state sponsors of terrorism and the EU's partners to take similar measures.

In addition, the MEPs called on the EU and its member states to take measures to initiate complete international isolation of the Russian Federation. Including regarding Russia's membership in international organizations and bodies, such as the UN Security Council, and refraining from holding any official events on the territory of the Russian Federation.

"The European Parliament calls for the further reduction of diplomatic relations with Russia and the reduction of contacts with its official representatives at all levels to the essential minimum; calls on EU member states to close and ban Russian state institutions, such as the Russian Centers of Science and Culture, as well as organizations and associations of the Russian diaspora, who operate under the auspices and guidance of Russian diplomatic missions and promote Russian state propaganda around the world," the resolution emphasizes.

Also, given the escalation of Russian attacks on the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine, the European Parliament called on the EU to speed up work on the ninth package of sanctions against the Russian Federation.

After approval, the President of the European Parliament must send a resolution:

• To the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
• the Council of the EU,
• European Commission,
• governments and parliaments of member states,
• to the UN Secretary-General, the Council of Europe,
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe,
• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,
• International Committee of the Red Cross,
• International Criminal Court,
• to the President, Government, and Parliament of the Russian Federation,
• to the President, Government, and Parliament of Ukraine.

On November 21, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly recognized the Russian Federation and its regime as a terrorist state.

On October 13, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe unanimously adopted a resolution in which the Russian Federation was called a terrorist regime. PACE became the first international organization to recognize Russia as a terrorist state.

Several parliaments of European countries, including the Senate of Poland and the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, passed a decision to recognize the authorities of the Russian Federation as a terrorist regime.