resolution motion, 25 November 2025
On the EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine
Motion B-10-2025-0545 · (2025/3001(RSP))
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group · Rapporteur: Villy Søvndal, Virginijus Sinkevičius, Markéta Gregorová, Hannah Neumann, Rasmus Nordqvist, Nicolae Ștefănuță, Mārtiņš Staķis, Maria Ohisalo
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This resolution condemns Russia's war against Ukraine and rejects the Russia-US peace proposal leaked on 20 November 2025, saying it would force Ukraine's capitulation and reward aggression. It supports Ukraine's sovereignty and right to choose its security arrangements, including EU and NATO membership, and calls for European leadership and stronger sanctions, including a full ban on Russian fossil fuels.
Key points
- Condemns Russia's war of aggression and demands immediate withdrawal of all forces and compensation for damage.
- Expresses solidarity with Ukraine and supports its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
- Rejects the Russia-US peace proposal as representing Russia's maximalist position and entailing Ukraine's capitulation; insists Ukraine must be at the table.
- Warns the proposal would reward aggression and set conditions for future attacks, lacking security guarantees for Ukraine.
- Concerned about implications for European security; EU cannot allow US and Russia to dictate European military deployments or agreements.
- Reaffirms Ukraine's right to decide its own political, economic and security orientation, including joining EU and NATO.
- Urges EU member states and partners to take responsibility for European security, in cooperation with NATO, and calls on the US to reaffirm its NATO commitment.
- Supports the International Criminal Court's arrest warrants and opposes any immunity for those responsible for war crimes in Ukraine.
- Regrets that the US-led proposal avoids multilateral frameworks and lacks focus on sustainable peace, instead facilitating US investment.
- Welcomes the European counterproposal but notes it also lacks security guarantee details; clarity on guarantees is required.
- Opposes sanctions relief until Russia compensates Ukraine, withdraws troops, pays reparations and ensures accountability; no normalisation until then.
- Calls for EU leadership, a proactive strategy for Ukraine, stepped-up military and diplomatic support, and a full ban on Russian fossil-fuel imports.
Who is affected
- Russia: must withdraw forces, compensate Ukraine, and face continued sanctions until conditions are met.
- Ukraine: supported in sovereignty and right to choose security arrangements, including EU and NATO membership.
- EU member states: urged to stop importing Russian fossil fuels and to take responsibility for European security.
- United States: called on to reaffirm NATO commitment and not dictate European security decisions.
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B100545/2025
European Parliament resolution on the EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine
(2025/3001(RSP))
The European Parliament,
–having regard to its previous resolutions on Ukraine,
–having regard to Rule 136(2) of its Rules of Procedure,
A.whereas three years ago, on 24 February 2022, the Russian Federation launched an unprovoked, unjustified and illegal war of aggression against Ukraine, in gross violation of the UN Charter and its own international commitments, including the Helsinki Final Act adopted by the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances; whereas Russian aggression against Ukraine started in 2014 with its occupation of parts of the Donbas region and its occupation and annexation of Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea;
B.whereas on 20 November 2025, a Russia-US peace deal proposal was leaked to the press; whereas the United States set Ukraine an unrealistic deadline of one week to agree to the proposal; whereas the contents of the proposal massively represent Russia’s interests by giving it control over the illegally occupied territories, granting it amnesty for all war crimes and allowing it to be reintegrated into the global economy; whereas the proposal calls on Ukraine to surrender parts of its internationally recognised territory to Russia, weakens Ukraine’s ability to defend itself and stops it from making sovereign decisions about its security arrangements;
C.whereas the Russia-US proposal furthermore makes demands on Europe, including imposing a comprehensive non-aggression agreement with Russia and requiring Europe to give up any actions concerning frozen Russian assets; whereas the proposal provides no details regarding security guarantees for Ukraine but is explicit about how the United States would stand to gain financially from this peace deal, whether from natural resource extraction in Ukraine, from a long-term economic cooperation agreement with Russia or by receiving 50 % of the profits from rebuilding and investing in Ukraine using USD 100 billion in frozen Russian assets;
D.whereas on 23 November 2025, a European counterproposal, based on the Russia-US proposal, was presented by France, Germany and the United Kingdom, after meetings with US and Ukraine representatives in Geneva; whereas this counterproposal alters the Russia-US proposal by stating that borders must not be forcibly expanded, there should be no restrictions on the Ukrainian military in wartime, as this would jeopardise European security as a whole, and the EU must play a central role in securing peace in Ukraine; whereas this counterproposal was immediately rejected by Russia;
E.whereas Russia does not currently show interest in peace and reconciliation, as it continues to attack Ukrainian civilians in breach of international law; whereas in the same week that the Russia-US peace deal proposal became public, Russia bombed an apartment building in the western city of Ternopil, killing 34 people, including six children;
F.whereas EU Member States are still paying Russia for fossil fuels on a monthly basis, with the EU’s five largest importers importing EUR 938 million worth of fossil fuels in October 2025 alone; whereas the EU remains the largest buyer of Russian liquefied natural gas and pipeline gas;
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1.Condemns in the strongest possible terms Russia’s continued war of aggression against Ukraine and demands that Russia immediately terminate all military activities in Ukraine, unconditionally withdraw all forces and military equipment from the entire internationally recognised territory of Ukraine and compensate Ukraine for the damage caused to its people, land and infrastructure;
2.Expresses its undivided solidarity with the people of Ukraine, fully supports Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders, and underlines that this war constitutes a serious violation of international law;
3.Considers that, while peace negotiations are welcome and no one wants peace more than the Ukrainian people, the US-Russia peace proposal leaked on 20 November 2025 represents Russia’s maximalist position and would entail an effective capitulation of Ukraine in the face of Russia’s war of aggression; reiterates its position that nothing about Ukraine should be discussed without Ukraine at the table; underlines that a serious proposal for a just and sustainable peace agreement would include Ukraine and its demands on an equal footing;
4.Believes that the US-Russia peace deal proposal would repeat mistakes from the past, reward Russian aggression against Ukraine and set conditions for another Russian attack in future, as Ukraine would be banned from making its own security arrangements; regrets, in this regard, that the proposal presents few details about any actual security guarantees for Ukraine;
5.Expresses concern about the implications of the Russia-US peace deal proposal for European security and sovereignty; underlines that the EU and its Member States cannot allow the United States and Russia to dictate where European countries may or may not station fighter jets or to set requirements for agreements with Russia;
6.Reaffirms Ukraine’s sovereign right to decide freely on its political, economic and security orientation, including its right to join international and intergovernmental organisations and alliances of its choosing; stresses that no external actor may impose limitations on Ukraine’s sovereign decisions regarding its participation in the EU and NATO;
7.Urges the EU Member States along with the European partners to finally take responsibility for the continent’s security architecture, including in cooperation with NATO; calls on the United States to reaffirm its commitment to NATO; underlines that maintaining this unity is essential for safeguarding the security of the European continent and preventing any further destabilisation;
8.Supports the International Criminal Court and its arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, and strongly disagrees with any proposals to grant immunity to those responsible for Russian war crimes in Ukraine;
9.Stresses that, once again, a US-led peace deal proposal purposively avoids existing multilateral frameworks and lacks any real focus on achieving a sustainable peace in line with international law, but rather facilitates US investment opportunities;
10.Regrets the time it took for European leaders to respond to the Russia-US proposal but welcomes the talks held in Geneva on 22 and 23 November 2025; notes the significant improvements made to the Russia-US proposal by France, Germany and the United Kingdom, but is concerned that this proposal also does not provide any detail on the security guarantees for Ukraine; recalls that previous commitments by Russia to respect the sovereignty of its neighbours were not upheld; considers that clarity on the scope and form of security guarantees for Ukraine are required to move forward with any peace deal proposal;
11.Expresses serious concern about the reference to possible sanctions relief for Russia, stressing rather that the EU should not revert to business as usual with Russia; underscores that any consideration of sanctions relief for the Russian Federation can only take place after Russia has fully compensated Ukraine for all war-related damage, withdrawn its troops from the entire internationally recognised territory of Ukraine, paid reparations and ensured full accountability for all perpetrators of war crimes and serious violations of international humanitarian law; reiterates that the EU must not take any steps towards normalisation with Russia until these conditions are met;
12.Calls for the EU and its Member States to finally show leadership in this crucial geopolitical moment and work with Ukraine and like-minded partners around the world to defend Ukraine, and by extension multilateralism, the rules-based order and international law; calls for the EU and its Member States, along with other European countries, and in cooperation with Ukraine, to develop a proactive and visionary strategy for the future of Ukraine; considers that, given the relative stalemate on the battlefield, Europe needs to swiftly step up its military and diplomatic support for Ukraine, to set conditions for a just and sustainable peace agreement; asserts that Europe cannot afford to allow the future of Ukraine and the future security of the continent to be decided by Washington and Moscow;
13.Emphasises that sanctions are having a clear impact on the Russian economy, but reiterates that the sanctions regime needs to be broader and its implementation needs to be stricter to have the required effect of limiting Russia’s funds for its war of aggression; calls on the Commission and the Member States to prioritise without delay the implementation of further policies, also beyond sanctions, to stop EU money flowing into Russia’s war chest, in order to weaken Russia’s economy and its negotiating position; reiterates, to this end, its long-standing call for a full and immediate ban on all Russian fossil-fuel imports into the EU as a strategic security priority; deplores that some Member States are still relying on Russian fossil fuels nearly four years after the full-scale invasion; urges the Commission and the Member States to proactively work with like-minded partners around the world to escalate the pressure on the Russian economy;
14.Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the President, Government and Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and the President, Government and Parliament of the Russian Federation.