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The
European Parliament
has called for a
"total and immediate" veto
on imports of
Russian oil, coal, nuclear fuel and gas
, in a
non-binding resolution
adopted this Thursday that also asks that these sanctions be "accompanied" by a "plan " that guarantees the security and energy supply of the
European Union
.
The resolution has been endorsed by 513 MEPs, with 22 voices against and 19 abstentions.
"It is a very important moment and a significant stage.
Parliament's position is clear and it sends the strongest message of support to those on the front lines
," said the president of the European Parliament,
Roberta Metsola
, after the vote.
In parallel, they have urged the creation of a "fund similar to the
'Marshall plan'
to rebuild
Ukraine
after the war.
The
European Commission
proposed on Tuesday to toughen the punishment and stop purchases of Russian coal, which account for 45% of total EU coal imports, and
close European ports
to Russian ships.
The modalities of this fifth package of sanctions are currently being discussed between the representatives of the Member States.
However, Parliament has demanded to go further, but a possible
embargo
on
oil
, which represents
25% of total
EU imports of crude oil, and
Russian
gas , with
45% of the total
, divides the Member States .
The issue will be discussed on Monday during a meeting of European foreign ministers.
With this resolution, the MEPs also ask that
the supply of weapons
to Ukraine be "intensified", something that
Dmytro Kuleba
, the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, has once again called for this Thursday during his visit to the
NATO
headquarters in
Brussels
.
So far, the Union has agreed on an allocation of
1,000 million euros
to supply weapons to Kiev.
"It may seem like a lot, but one billion euros is what we pay
Putin
every day for the energy he provides us," said the head of European diplomacy,
Josep Borrell
.
Likewise, the Parliament has asked the EU to cut the access of
Russian
banks to the international financial system
SWIFT
and the
exclusion of Russia from the G20
and other multilateral organizations, such as the
United Nations Human Rights Council
or
Interpol
, among others.
This would constitute, in his opinion, "a clear signal that the attitude of the international community with respect to the aggressor State will not return to the previous situation."
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