MEPs discuss with Commission and Council representatives whether the EU’s sanctions against Russia are working, and how to prevent their circumvention by Moscow. Following Russia's illegal and unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the European Union swiftly adopted unprecedentedly tough sanctions against Moscow. There have since been 11 sanctions packages in total, Moscow has however found ways to bypass these measures, including through loopholes in trade restrictions and with the help of third-country intermediaries. First part of the debate.

EU - Ukraine (T)

statement

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

EU - Russia (T)

FOTYGA, Anna (ECR, PL)

VAN BREMPT, Kathleen (S&D, BE)

CZARNECKI, Ryszard (ECR, PL)

AUŠTREVIČIUS, Petras (Renew, LT)

KUBILIUS, Andrius (EPP, LT)

SIKORSKI, Radosław (EPP, PL)

CIMOSZEWICZ, Włodzimierz (S&D, PL)

WALLACE, Mick (The Left, IE)

UHRÍK, Milan (NI, SK)

GREGOROVÁ, Markéta (Greens/EFA, CZ)

GUETTA, Bernard (Renew, FR)

MARIANI, Thierry (ID, FR)

VILLUMSEN, Nikolaj (The Left, DK)

LAGODINSKY, Sergey (Greens/EFA, DE)

BORCHIA, Paolo (ID, IT)

PONSATÍ OBIOLS, Clara (NI, ES)

solidarity with Ukraine (T)

The effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia: MEPs debate (part 1)

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

SOUNDBITE (Original), W&#322;odzimierz CIMOSZEWICZ (S&amp;D, PL), -

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

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

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

SOUNDBITE (Original), Thierry MARIANI (ID, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Mick WALLACE (The Left, IE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Milan UHR&#205;K (NI, SK), -

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

SOUNDBITE (Original), Kathleen VAN BREMPT (S&amp;D, BE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Petras AU&#352;TREVI&#268;IUS (Renew, LT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Mark&#233;ta GREGOROV&#193; (Greens/EFA, CZ), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Ryszard CZARNECKI (ECR, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Paolo BORCHIA (ID, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Nikolaj VILLUMSEN (The Left, DK), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Clara PONSAT&#205; OBIOLS (NI, ES), -