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"Mr President, my group hopes that the resolution we adopt on Russia will demonstrate European resolve to be united in expressing our concerns about the internal situation in Russia and the deterioration in our relations with Russia, but united, too, in sending a signal that we want to find a path to return to long-term dialogue and cooperation.
This report is not just about what happened in Ukraine, but some of the spirit of Minsk – which Members across this Chamber have said they want to see upheld – should also be demonstrated in how Members conduct the debate and in the content of it. That is a comment aimed at those who seek simply to criticise Russia and ramp up the rhetoric, but it includes those from Syriza in Greece, to the Front National in France, to the United Kingdom Independence Party, whose almost uncritical support for the current position of Russia is deeply dangerous.
There can be no business as usual with Russia. It is right that Russia was excluded from the G7 meeting this week, because its politicians and people need to understand that if you break international law, you cannot expect to contribute to international law-making.
I have to say that I join the condemnation of the blacklisting of 89 EU politicians. I am worried by the tit-for-tat inclusion of travel bans on politicians on both sides. I would like to see politicians able to travel and to meet together. That is not to deny that we have serious disagreements, but because the only way such disagreements could ever be resolved is through dialogue and negotiation and, with due courtesy, I make the same point to President Schulz. That is why Russia’s politicians and media should also notice paragraph 4 of the report, where we explicitly say our objective is a return to constructive dialogue and that we set conditions for that, which are both realistic and achievable.
It is why we identify in this report not simply the differences but also the shared interests we have with Russia. I have just come back from Iran, where the Russian offer on nuclear enrichment could be a key part of securing a nuclear deal, but where Russian exportation of missiles to Iran equally threatens a very different future. In Syria, too, we want Russia to engage and not to block international diplomacy, which recognises the overriding need to end violence and to hold to account those responsible for that violence.
If Russia does not want to be seen as a military aggressor and as anti-democratic, it must not simply align itself with others who clearly are, and if Russia wants to be treated with respect and as a partner – and I reiterate that we would like to return to a situation where that is our relationship – then Russia could take a strong step towards that by genuinely engaging with us and other international partners on Iran and Syria, and in other international conflicts, to demonstrate that cooperation is possible and that interests are indeed shared."@en1
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