Members of the Committee of Foreign Affairs (AFET) exchange views with representatives of the Russian political opposition and NGOs on the current political and socio-economic situation in Russia. Opening statements by videoconference by Alexei NAVALNY, Founder of the Russian Foundation for the fight against corruption; Leader of the Party Russia of the Future; Vladimir KARA-MURZA, Chairman of the Boris Nemtsov Foundation, Vice President of the Free Russia Foundation; Vladimir MILOV, Politician, publicist, economist & energy expert; Former Russian Deputy Minister for Energy; and Ilya YASHIN, Politician, Head of the Krasnoselsky Municipality and MEPs debate. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

Committee on Foreign Affairs

Brussels

exchange of views

statement

meeting

EU - Russia (T)

VAUTMANS, Hilde (Renew, BE)

GAHLER, Michael (EPP, DE)

van DALEN, Peter (EPP, NL)

FOTYGA, Anna (ECR, PL)

ARENA, Maria (S&D, BE)

PICULA, Tonino (S&D, HR)

KUBILIUS, Andrius (LT, EC)

OLEKAS, Juozas (S&D, LT)

LEGA, David (EPP, SE)

UŠAKOVS, Nils (S&D, LV)

WALLACE, Mick (IE)

GUETTA, Bernard (Renew, FR)

GLUCKSMANN, Raphaël (S&D, FR)

KANKO, Assita (ECR, BE)

LAGODINSKY, Sergey (Greens/EFA, DE)

NAVALNY, Alexei (RU)

KARA-MURZA, Vladimir (RU)

MILOV, Vladimir (RU)

YASHIN, Ilya (RU)

AFET - Exchange of views with representatives of the Russian political opposition and NGOs on the current political and socio-economic situation in Russia: debate

SOUNDBITE (Original), Andrius KUBILIUS (EPP, LT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Michael GAHLER (EPP, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Tonino PICULA (S&amp;D, HR), <p>-</p>

SOUNDBITE (Original), Hilde VAUTMANS (RE, BE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sergey LAGODINSKY (Greens/EFA, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Anna FOTYGA (ECR, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Mick WALLACE (GUE/NGL, IE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), David LEGA (EPP, SE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Rapha&#235;l GLUCKSMANN (S&amp;D, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Bernard GUETTA (RE, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Juozas OLEKAS (S&amp;D, LT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Peter van DALEN (EPP, NL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Nils U&#352;AKOVS (S&amp;D, LV), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Maria ARENA (S&amp;D, BE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Assita KANKO (ECR, BE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Alexei NAVALNY, Founder of the Russian Foundation for the fight against corruption; Leader of the Party Russia of the Future, -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Vladimir KARA-MURZA, Chairman of the Boris Nemtsov Foundation, Vice President of the Free Russia Foundation, -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Vladimir MILOV, Politician, publicist, economist &amp; energy expert; Former Russian Deputy Minister of Energy, -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Ilya YASHIN, Politician, Head of the Krasnoselsky Municipality, -