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"Mr President, what has changed in the four months that we have been addressing this question? First, Mr Putin’s soft putsch, which was cleverly timed for the eve of the new millennium, has put him in a very powerful position and has also made him one of the greatest political war profiteers of our time. However, I consider that he should use the power now at his disposal to conclude what General de Gaulle called the
the peace of the brave. What I mean is that he now has the chance to put an end to this murderous war from a position of supreme strength. If he does not manage to do so, his presidential dreams may well drown in blood.
My second fundamental point is that something else has changed: the mood among the Russian people. Thank God there is criticism. There is criticism from the mothers of the soldiers, there is criticism in the media and by human rights activists. They are still in a minority but it shows that the Russian people still have a conscience and that we must not hold the Russian people responsible for the actions of their leaders.
My third point is this: I consider that in Chechnya itself the people have demonstrated an admirable will to resist, which is why I have a huge problem with point four of our resolution, although I fully understand that we are trying to protect the people of Chechnya from becoming the victims of genocide. I take the view that we, the European Union, must now exert massive political pressure by discussing article 2 of the partnership agreement and by ensuring that the Commission and Council also exert specific pressure, as Parliament has done from the beginning, within the framework of the modest means at its disposal. We, the EU, must speak with one voice and it should not just be up to the European Parliament to speak out. As far as humanitarian aid is concerned, I consider that a number of NGOs which have been providing real help for a long time are putting us to shame. I know of one consignment of baby food which has now got through. Unfortunately, however, the Commission has not managed to build up the appropriate channels in the vicinity and I should really like to know from the Commission why this has not been done. We must, at long last, provide real humanitarian aid against the genocide, because what is taking place in Chechnya is nothing less than genocide."@en1
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