14 Amendments of Hilde VAUTMANS related to 2023/2125(INI)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the inconsistency of the EU strategy to support and defend democracy in Russia has contributed to the Kremlin regime’s has suppression ofed all rights and freedoms of the Russian people over the last few decades, ultimately leading to the destruction of Russia’s constitutional statehood and to the establishment of dictatorship in Russia; whereas the EU and its Member states persistently lack any strategy in front of this progressive denial of rights and freedoms;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the dictatorship in Russia has been one of the main causes of the Kremlin’sial power of the Kremlin is responsible of the war of aggression against Ukraine, which began with the occupation of Crimea in 2014 and continued with Russia’s large scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU’s objective in this war is Ukraine’s victory, to be accomplished with the support from a broad coalition of liberal democracieand its Member states objective along with the support from a broad coalition of liberal democracies must absolutely continue to be the restauration of Ukraine's control over its internationally recognized borders and the defeat of Mr Putin’s regime imperial aspirations; whereas this victory is necessary not only for the sake of Ukraine, but for that of the whole democratic world;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas a decisive Ukrainian victory against Russia cwould open a window of opportunity for fundamental political changes in Russia, potentially led by the Russian people and resulting in the fall of the Kremlin regime; whereas this maywill doubtless lead to major political transformations in the broader region of Eastern Europe, including Belarus;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the EU, its partners and allies should not be afraid of these transformations but must on the contrary prepare for them;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas in recent decades Putin and his Kremlin regime have been doing everything possiblthe Russian nation, in spite of the efforts of Putin and his regime to convince the wWestern democracies that democracy in Russia is not possible; whereas the strategy of liberal democracies should maintain that the Russian nation, like other Eastern European nations (such as Ukraine or Belarus), is aspiring, and is able, to live in a democracyrule of law and freedom are not possible in Russia, is aspiring, and is able to live in a democracy like the Ukrainian and Belarussian people and like every nation; whereas the Russian people has shown his aspiration to freedom during the second half of the 19th century, in 1905, in February 1917 and during the destabilisation and the perestroika;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the EU hasand its Member states are still looking forward to the time when it will be finally possible to envisage political, strategical and economic cooperation with a democratic Russia ; whereas the EU and its Member states have to be ready for and help the transformation of Russia into a democracy when such an opportunity arises in the near to medium-term;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas democracy in Russia is the only way to ensure a sustainable peace inon the Europe once Russia is defeated in its war against Ukrainean continent;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas Parliament’s recommendation of 16 September 2021 on the direction of EU-Russia political relations1[1] made recommendations to the EU institutions in six policy directions asking for the adoption of a comprehensive strategy of future relations between the EU and a democratic Russia, which will assist the Russian people in its struggle to have a normal life and transformchange Russia back into a democracy; _________________ 1 OJ C 117, 11.3.2022, p. 170.pluralist, peaceful and fair democracy;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the EU should takeand its Member states should work on a holistic view of the transformation of Russia into a democracy, which should include a broad array of democracy support measures before and after the change of power in Russia, including the ones necessary to sustain democratic and social changes in Russia over the long term;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
M a. whereas the EU and its Member states should aim at helping the new Russian diaspora to develop a pluralist political culture and to lay the foundations for a peaceful and fair transition to democracy;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Emphasises that the Ukraine’s victory and Russia’s defeatreturn to its internationally recognized borders and the defeat of Mr Putin’s regime will open a window of opportunity for the transformation of Russia into a democracy and therefore the EU should strengthen the following policies:
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the preparation for the transformation of Russia into a democracy has to be inclusive and be shaped in a regular and structured EU political dialogue with Russian civil society and democratic forces; Notes that the democratic opposition has to give itself more visibility and embodiment through spokespersons who are already well known throughout the world and whose intellectual prestige and moral integrity make them key interlocutors for the major capitals;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the EU should expect a broad and pluralistic coalition of democratic forces in Russia to immediately start work on preparing a new constitutional framework based on the principles of parliamentary democracy and delegation of important decision-making powers to the regions, and that this frameworkprogramme should include the major economic and social reforms Russia needs in order to facilitate the transition and build a solid basis for sustainable democracy over the long term;