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Amendment 1 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

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– having regard to the joint declaration of the International Crimea Platform of 23 August 2021;

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Amendment 2 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

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Proposal for a recommendation Recital O

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O. whereas the 2020 Russian O. whereas the 2020 Russian constitutional reforms revised the history constitutional reforms revised the history of World War II, cleansing Soviet history of World War II, cleansing Soviet history and naming Russia as a successor of the and naming Russia as a successor of the , introduced the right to Soviet Union, introduced the right to intervene internationally in defence of intervene internationally in defence of Russian compatriots and outlawed Russian compatriots and outlawed discussions about returning Russian lands discussions about returning lands claimed to foreign countries; by Russia to foreign countries;

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Amendment 3 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

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S. whereas Russia remains engaged in S. whereas Russia remains engaged in several parts of the world, including the several parts of the world, including the Western Balkans, Central Asia, the Middle Western Balkans, Central Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa and East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America; whereas the Russian Latin America and the Arctic; whereas the Government uses paramilitary units (the Russian Government uses paramilitary ‘’) to support dictatorial units (the ‘Wagner Group’) to support regimes around the world and undermine dictatorial regimes around the world and the EU and the international community’s undermine the EU and the international efforts to mitigate conflicts, build peace community’s efforts to mitigate conflicts, and ensure stability; whereas the Western build peace and ensure stability; whereas Balkans region, which includes potential the Western Balkans region, which new EU member states, is characterised by includes potential new EU member states, a strong Russian presence, particularly in is characterised by a strong Russian Serbia; whereas in 2016 in Montenegro, presence, particularly in Serbia; whereas in the Russian military intelligence agency 2016 in Montenegro, the Russian military (GRU) was involved in attempts to intelligence agency (GRU) was involved in overthrow the country’s parliament, to attempts to overthrow the country’s assassinate the prime minister and to install parliament, to assassinate the prime a pro-Russian and anti-NATO government, minister and to install a pro-Russian and to prevent Montenegro’s accession to anti-NATO government, to prevent NATO; Montenegro’s accession to NATO;

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Amendment 4 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

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T. whereas, as far as the EU is T. whereas, as far as the EU is concerned, the Kremlin’s regime allegedly concerned, the Kremlin’s regime allegedly involved Russian active-duty intelligence involved Russian active-duty intelligence officers in two ammunition depot officers in two ammunition depot explosions in 2014 in which two Czech explosions in 2014 in which two Czech citizens were killed and extensive material citizens were killed and extensive material damage was caused; whereas the same damage was caused; whereas the same GRU agents were also responsible for the GRU agents were also responsible for the attempted murder of Sergei and Yulia attempted murder of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in the United Kingdom in 2018 Skripal in the United Kingdom in 2018 using a military-grade Novichok nerve using a military-grade Novichok nerve agent; whereas GRU agents were also agent; whereas GRU agents were also charged with the attempted murder of charged with the attempted murder of Emilian Gebrev, the owner of an arms Emilian Gebrev, the owner of an arms factory, and two other people in Bulgaria factory, and two other people in Bulgaria in 2015; whereas illegal actions by the in 2015, as well as Zelimkhan Kremlin regime on the territory of Czechia, Khangoshvili, assassinated in in Bulgaria and many other Member States, 2019 by Russian operatives; whereas the United Kingdom and EaP countries illegal actions by the Kremlin regime on constitute a critical violation of their the territory of Czechia, Bulgaria and many sovereignty; whereas the Kremlin regime is other Member States, the United Kingdom non-cooperative in investigating those and EaP countries constitute a critical crimes and is sheltering key suspects; violation of their sovereignty; whereas the Kremlin regime is non-cooperative in investigating those crimes and is sheltering key suspects;

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Amendment 5 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

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Proposal for a recommendation Recital AE

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AE. whereas over the past two decades, AE. whereas over the past two decades, there have been a number of attempted or there have been a number of attempted or successful assassinations of regime successful assassinations of regime opponents and independent journalists, opponents and independent journalists, either within Russia itself or on foreign either within Russia itself or on foreign soil, including those of Anna soil, including those of Anna Politkovskaya, Boris Nemtsov, Alexander Politkovskaya, Boris Nemtsov, Alexander Litvinenko, Sergei and Yulia Skripal, Litvinenko, Sergei and Yulia Skripal, Sergei Protazanov, Pyotr Verzilov, Sergei Protazanov, Pyotr Verzilov, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Alexei Navalny and Vladimir Kara-Murza, Alexei Navalny, others; whereas the organisers of those Zelimkhan Khangoshvili and others; crimes remain unidentified and unindicted whereas the organisers of those crimes because the ongoing repression of social remain unidentified and unindicted because dissent is reinforced by the impunity of the ongoing repression of social dissent is police and security forces and by the reinforced by the impunity of police and unwillingness of the judiciary to persecute security forces and by the unwillingness of the real perpetrators of those crimes; the judiciary to persecute the real whereas representatives of the opposition perpetrators of those crimes; whereas are systematically subjected to verbal representatives of the opposition are attacks, ad hominem campaigns and systematically subjected to verbal attacks, dehumanisation by the government or pro- ad hominem campaigns and government media; whereas the OSCE dehumanisation by the government or pro- Parliamentary Assembly’s report on the government media; whereas the OSCE murder of Boris Nemtsov concluded that Parliamentary Assembly’s report on the ‘the main issue for addressing impunity is murder of Boris Nemtsov concluded that not the capabilities of the Russian law ‘the main issue for addressing impunity is enforcement, but political will’; whereas not the capabilities of the Russian law the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s enforcement, but political will’; whereas report also notes that a full investigation the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s into the assassination ‘would be a first step report also notes that a full investigation to address the climate of impunity’ in into the assassination ‘would be a first step Russia; to address the climate of impunity’ in

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Amendment 6 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

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Proposal for a recommendation Recital AL

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AL. whereas the LGBTI+ community in AL. whereas the LGBTI+ community in various parts of the Russian Federation various parts of the Russian Federation faces extensive discrimination, including faces extensive discrimination, including harassment, torture, imprisonment and harassment, torture, imprisonment and killings and whereas the situation is killings and whereas the situation is particularly dangerous in , which particularly dangerous in Chechnya, which in 2017 started its purge of LGBTI+ in 2017 started its purge of LGBTI+ people, detaining and torturing dozens and people, detaining and torturing dozens and killing at least two, leading to many people killing at least two, leading to many people seeking safe refuge abroad; whereas seeking safe refuge abroad; whereas existing laws prohibit any public existing laws prohibit any public discussion on ‘non-traditional sexual discussion on ‘non-traditional sexual relationships’; whereas following illegal relationships’; whereas following illegal constitutional changes, legislation that constitutional changes, legislation that negatively affects LGBTI+ people’s rights, negatively affects LGBTI+ people’s rights including the rights to marry and raise has been adopted; children, has been adopted;

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Amendment 7 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

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Proposal for a recommendation Recital AP

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AP. whereas the updated EU strategy AP. whereas the updated EU strategy should take into account different should take into account different scenarios, possible developments and clear scenarios, possible developments and clear responses to Russia’s infringements of responses to Russia’s infringements of international law and human rights, international law and human rights, including effective instruments against including effective instruments against Russia’s interference and spreading of Russia’s interference and spreading of disinformation, as well as instruments for disinformation, as well as instruments for selective engagement, where possible; limited selective engagement, where whereas Parliament has also asked the absolutely necessary, without Council to immediately start preparations compromising the principles of and adopt an EU strategy for future sovereignty and security and the values on relations with a democratic Russia, which they are based; whereas Parliament including a broad offer of incentives and has also asked the Council to immediately conditions to strengthen domestic start preparations and adopt an EU strategy tendencies towards freedom and for future relations with a democratic democracy; Russia, including a broad offer of incentives and conditions to strengthen domestic tendencies towards freedom and democracy;

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Amendment 8 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

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Proposal for a recommendation Recital AQ

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AQ. whereas the five EU guiding AQ. whereas the five EU guiding principles for relations with Russia have principles for relations with Russia have contained further aggression against contained further aggression against Ukraine by the Kremlin regime, but are Ukraine by the Kremlin regime, but are silent with respect to containing President silent with respect to containing President Putin’s repression against the people of Putin’s repression against the people of Russia; whereas the five EU guiding Russia; whereas the five EU guiding principles for relations with Russia remain principles for relations with Russia remain valid as a functional framework, but must valid as a functional framework, but must be paired with an actual strategy aiming to be paired with an actual strategy aiming to achieve the EU’s goals in its relations with achieve the EU’s goals in its relations with Russia, including inter alia by deterring Russia, including inter alia by countering the Kremlin from further aggression the Kremlin’s current hostile policies and against its neighbours and by making the deterring further aggression against its consequences for military actions in neighbours and by making the foreign countries more serious, including consequences for military actions in actions by proxies and mercenaries; foreign countries more serious, including whereas given that there are no prospects actions by proxies and mercenaries; for significant positive developments with whereas given that there are no prospects the current Russian leadership, the five for significant positive developments with principles should be complemented in the current Russian leadership, the five order to contain President Putin’s principles should be complemented in repression of the Russian people and the order to contain President Putin’s Kremlin’s broader destabilising activities; repression of the Russian people and the Kremlin’s broader destabilising activities;

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Amendment 9 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

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Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 (a)

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(a) the EU must fundamentally reform (a) the EU should consider a reform of its foreign policy in order to credibly its foreign policy in order to credibly demonstrate that it is capable of making demonstrate that it is capable of making decisions and taking action in the field of decisions and taking action in the field of foreign policy, including by extending the foreign policy, including by extending the competences of the European External competences of the European External Action Service and the VP/HR acting on Action Service and the VP/HR acting on behalf of the EU, and in order to make behalf of the EU, and in order to develop sure the policy leads to more autonomy more effective responses to the increasing and clear responsibilities, the repeal of challenges from the Kremlin, and clearer unanimity in foreign policy matters, communication and leadership by Member clearer communication and leadership by States, while safeguarding unity and intra- Member States, while safeguarding unity European solidarity, which have been and intra-European solidarity; moreover, successfully upheld since 2014; moreover, the EU should strengthen its role as a the EU should strengthen its role as a global player, as well as the capacities of global player, as well as the capacities of the EU institutions, in order not to allow the EU institutions, in order not to allow Russia to continue the so-called Russia to continue the so-called bilateralisation of relations with the EU, as bilateralisation of relations with the EU; Brussels should be the only capital where this, however, requires a change in the key decisions about EU-Russia relations EU’s policy towards Russia, which so far are taken; has often been based on false assumptions and an inadequate knowledge of the realities of Russian goals, politics and history, as demonstrated by the VP/HR’s last visit to Moscow, despite warnings from Member States and Members of the European Parliament;

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Amendment 10 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

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Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 1 (b)

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(b) the EU, together with NATO and (b) the EU, together with NATO and international partners, should deter Russia international partners, should deter Russia in order to maintain peace and stability in in order to maintain peace and stability in Europe and beyond, including by Europe and beyond, including by strengthening its own defence capabilities strengthening its own defence capabilities and by pressing the Russian authorities not and by pressing the Russian authorities not to interfere in the EU’s Eastern and to interfere in the EU’s Eastern and Southern Neighbourhoods; in particular, Southern Neighbourhoods in a harmful the EU should demand – including before and destructive way; in particular, the EU EU and international organisations such as should demand – including before EU and the OSCE or the UN – that Russia commits international organisations such as the to the resolution of the ongoing conflicts OSCE or the UN – that Russia commits to and to the prevention of any future the resolution of the ongoing conflicts and conflicts, starting by returning the occupied to the prevention of any future conflicts, and illegally annexed territories in the EaP starting by returning the occupied and region according to their internationally illegally annexed territories in the EaP recognised borders and by respecting region according to their internationally countries’ EU, Euro-Atlantic and recognised borders and by respecting democratic choices; countries’ EU, Euro-Atlantic and democratic choices;

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