Source: European Parliament
The EU’s approach to Russia is clear and has been implemented in strong unity since the beginning of Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine and its citizens.
Its main elements are: supporting Ukraine, isolating Russia internationally, imposing sanctions against Russia to further limit Russia’s ability to wage war, ensuring accountability for war crimes and the other most serious crimes committed in connection with Russia’s war of aggression , supporting EU’s neighbours and partners, defending the rules-based international order, enhancing EU’s resilience and supporting Russia’s civil society, independent media and human rights defenders.
As outlined by the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Russia, Mariana Katzarova, Russia’s external aggression and internal repression are closely linked[1].
The EU will continue to call on Russian authorities to abide by their international obligations both with respect to Russia’s international relations and human rights of all its citizens.
Russia must unconditionally cease its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine, withdraw its troops from the internationally recognised territory of Ukraine as well as pay for the damage caused.
- [1] https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/country-reports/ahrc5759-situation-human-rights-russian-federation-report-special;
https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/country-reports/ahrc5454-situation-human-rights-russian-federation-report-special