Sākums Yana TOOM

The annual report on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy in 2022 is a special report.
Much of the report is devoted to the Russian aggression in Ukraine and its consequence for the rest of Europe in terms of security.
I strongly condemn the Russian aggression and the use of force against Ukraine.
I think it is important that the European Union does everything to help, including engaging in diplomacy. A skill that the EU and European Member States have years if experience with.
In the future, there will also be need for dialogue and a reparation of relations when the Russian forces will leave the occupied territories.
And the conditions for this need to be realistic and pragmatic.
I am glad that other Member of this House believe the same and have voted against the amendment that states that "only a defeated, deimperialised and decolonised Russia may be a partner for any future cooperation".
As the EU, we can decide what kind of Russia we cooperate with, but it is crucial to be reasonable.