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Articoli Correlati: EU Parliament - Russia/Ukraine - conflict

In reaction to the growing Russian military threats against Ukraine, Parliament says that any hostility from Moscow will have a high economic and political cost. In a resolution passed on December 16^th, 2021, the EU Parliament condemns the strengthening of the presence of Russian military forces along the borders with Ukraine. MEPs demand that the Moscow government immediately withdraw its military forces and end its threat to the neighboring country. MEPs note that the deployment of military forces also poses a threat to Europe’s peace, stability and security, and is a means of lobbying for political concessions to the detriment of Ukraine. Referring to Ukrainian aspirations for NATO, MEPs stress that “the choice of alliances by any country must not be subject to the approval of a third country” and therefore reject Russia’s attempts to include certain countries in its “sphere of influence” and thus to shape their future