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Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 480
- Against
- 58
- Abstained
- 48
roll-call vote at 12:15 · 82% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2025-0074
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution condemning Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and rejecting its use of distorted historical arguments and disinformation to justify the invasion.§1: source passage in the text The text calls on Russia to withdraw all forces from Ukraine and end deportations, and supports ICC investigations and the establishment of a special tribunal for the crime of aggression.§1: source passage in the text MEPs urge the EU and member states to counter Russian disinformation, expand sanctions on Russian media, and promote media literacy and education on European history.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR; Against: ESN; Divided: The Left, Patriots
- The Left Divided 15 for, 20 against, 2 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 40 for, 1 against, 4 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 94 for, 2 against, 3 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 70 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 163 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 58 for, 2 against, 5 abstainedof 80
- Patriots Divided 34 for, 0 against, 28 abstainedof 91
- ESN Against 4 for, 17 against, 1 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 2 for, 16 against, 4 abstainedof 29
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
23 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
Greens voted for (40 of 45). Against: 1, Abstained: 4
Ana Miranda Paz (Spain, abstained), Cristina Guarda (Italy, against), Diana Riba I Giner (Spain, abstained), Jaume Asens Llodrà (Spain, abstained), Vicent Marzà Ibáñez (Spain, abstained)
S&D voted for (94 of 99). Against: 2, Abstained: 3
Kristian Vigenin (Bulgaria, against), Nikos Papandreou (Greece, abstained), Sakis Arnaoutoglou (Greece, abstained), Tsvetelina Penkova (Bulgaria, against), Yannis Maniatis (Greece, abstained)
EPP voted for (163 of 164). Abstained: 1
Branko Grims (Slovenia)
ECR voted for (58 of 65). Against: 2, Abstained: 5
Anna Zalewska (Poland, abstained), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, against), Fernand Kartheiser (Luxembourg, against), Guillaume Peltier (France, abstained), Laurence Trochu (France, abstained)
2 more from ECR
Nicolas Bay (France, abstained), Sergio Berlato (Italy, abstained)
ESN voted against (17 of 22). For: 4, Abstained: 1
Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik (Poland, for), Marc Jongen (Germany, abstained), Marcin Sypniewski (Poland, for), Petras Gražulis (Lithuania, for), Stanisław Tyszka (Poland, for)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 6 amendments (6 rejected) and 15 parts of the text voted on separately (12 adopted, 3 rejected). 5 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.