The drafting of Russian reservists, sham referendums in occupied parts of Ukraine and Putin’s nuclear threats are the focus of a key debate in the European Parliament. MEPs call on the EU and its member states to respond strongly to Russia’s escalation of the war and its preparations to annex Ukrainian territories. First part of MEPs debate.

EU - Ukraine (T)

TAJANI, Antonio (EPP, IT)

statement

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

EU - Russia (T)

VAUTMANS, Hilde (Renew, BE)

GAHLER, Michael (EPP, DE)

troubles in Ukraine (T)

KONEČNÁ, Kateřina (The Left, CZ)

SOLÉ, Jordi (Greens/EFA, ES)

HAUTALA, Heidi (Greens/EFA, FI)

SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Jacek (ECR, PL)

SIKORSKI, Radosław (EPP, PL)

MODIG, Silvia (The Left, FI)

VRECIONOVÁ, Veronika (ECR, CZ)

RADAČOVSKÝ, Miroslav (NI, SK)

WASZCZYKOWSKI, Witold Jan (ECR, PL)

BELKA, Marek (S&D, PL)

ŠIMEČKA, Michal (Renew, SK)

MADISON, Jaak (ID, EE)

MIKSER, Sven (S&D, EE)

PINEDA, Manu (The Left, ES)

GYÖNGYÖSI, Márton (NI, HU)

KOFOD, Peter (ID, DK)

MARQUES, Pedro (S&D, PT)

LAGODINSKY, Sergey (Greens/EFA, DE)

FEST, Nicolaus (ID, DE)

DONATO, Francesca (NI, IT)

LOISEAU, Nathalie (Renew, FR)

solidarity with Ukraine (T)

EP Plenary session - Key debate: Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine - MEPs debate (part 1)

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

SOUNDBITE (Original), Pedro MARQUES (S&amp;D, PT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jordi SOL&#201; (Greens/EFA, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Nicolaus FEST (ID, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI (ECR, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Manu PINEDA (The Left, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Miroslav RADA&#268;OVSK&#221; (NI, SK), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Antonio TAJANI (EPP, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Marek BELKA (S&amp;D, PL), -

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

SOUNDBITE (Original), Pedro SILVA PEREIRA (S&amp;D, PT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Heidi HAUTALA (Greens/EFA, FI), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jaak MADISON (ID, EE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Veronika VRECIONOV&#193; (ECR, CZ), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Silvia MODIG (The Left, FI), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), M&#225;rton GY&#214;NGY&#214;SI (NI, HU), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Rados&#322;aw SIKORSKI (EPP, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sven MIKSER (S&amp;D, EE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Michal &#352;IME&#268;KA (Renew, SK), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Bronis ROP&#278; (Greens/EFA, LT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Peter KOFOD (ID, DK), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI (ECR, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), KONE&#268;N&#193; Kate&#345;ina (The Left, CZ), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Francesca DONATO (NI, IT), -