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EU MEPs clash in the European Parliament over Russia, sanctions and diplomacy
Is Russia Paying You For Propaganda, Or are You BETRAYING Europe For Free: EU MEPs Lock Horns
What the site found
Not propaganda · agenda: Russian energy sanctions backfire
Belief the Pravda network pushes: Bans on Russian gas, oil, and diesel hurt Europe and Lithuania more than Russia, and Russian energy still reaches Europe.
The video compiles European Parliament speeches in which MEPs argue over diplomacy with Russia, the effect of sanctions and continued support for Ukraine, with views on both sides.
The video says · at 2:59 · quote checked against the transcript
“This is harming Europeans not Russia.”
This is harming Europeans not Russia.
One MEP argues that sanctions hurt Europe more than Russia, but that is his own stated position. The channel does not endorse it, and other MEPs in the same video call for more sanctions, more aid to Ukraine and tougher measures against Russia, so the video does not distort events in the agenda's direction.
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Transcript (en, 187 lines)
0:02 The EU has failed Ukraine by refusing to
0:06 use diplomacy to put an end to this war.
0:09 This crazy policies that you vote in
0:11 this parliament has resulted into
0:14 leaving Zalinski alone negotiating with
0:17 Putin and Trump. This me this means they
0:22 will be the ones deciding over the
0:24 future of our continent.
0:27 Some members of the European Parliament
0:29 have spent years trying to change this
0:31 and we have tried to push EU to get
0:34 serious and do diplomacy with Russia.
0:38 But in exchange for our efforts, we have
0:40 just been called Russian puppets and
0:43 recently we even have been added to an
0:46 alleged kill list in the past few days.
0:50 Of course, I completely condemn the
0:53 Russian invasion because a clear
0:55 violation of international law. We must
0:57 defend Ukraine's sovereignity and
1:01 territorial integrity while recognizing
1:04 that diplomacy is essential to achieving
1:07 a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
1:10 Europe must get serious now and finally
1:14 have one representative [music] to
1:16 directly negotiate with Russia and
1:18 Ukraine to put an end to this war
1:21 because this is our continent and we
1:23 must shape our future.
1:28 >> So uh Mr. uh do you want to take a blue
1:31 card?
1:32 >> Okay I had Mr. Starkis on. Do you still
1:36 want to take it please?
1:38 >> Yes. Thank you for your speech. I'm a
1:40 bit curious. Is Russia paying you for
1:43 spreading his propaganda or you
1:44 betraying Europe for free?
1:48 >> What about Lebanon and Palestine and
1:52 Syria where there is Israeli occupation?
1:55 What about Iran which is being bombarded
1:58 by our US ally? It's hypocrisy. Double
2:01 standards. Territorial integrity only
2:04 applies to Ukraine and that's hypocrisy.
2:07 No, no, we don't have Sorry, we don't
2:09 have time for that. The next speaker is
2:11 Mr. Cell for one minute, please.
2:17 >> The Russia sanctions are working
2:20 according to the commission. But for
2:21 whom? But what about German companies?
2:25 Last year there's been there was a huge
2:28 reduction in exports to Russia.
2:32 We in Europe are not able to buy any
2:34 more oil from Europe. And what's
2:36 happened? But Russia is not selling less
2:39 oil but more oil before the war but
2:41 outside Europe and it's now India,
2:46 Turkey and China that are doing business
2:49 with Russia in September
2:54 um um Russia Europe was suffering
2:57 because of this.
2:59 This is harming Europeans not Russia. We
3:03 don't need a 22nd sanctions package. We
3:05 need we need a realistic peace plan for
3:07 Ukraine and that can only happen if we
3:10 are ready to speak to both sides as the
3:12 Americans are in Abu Dhabi. I'm happy
3:15 that the commission is not at the table
3:17 otherwise we they would have been
3:18 shooting ourselves in the foot. Thank
3:19 you.
3:19 >> Thank you. The next speaker is Mr.
3:21 Panayu for one and a half minute please.
3:36 These crazy policies that you vote in
3:45 Putin and Trump. This means they will be
3:50 the ones deciding over the future of our
3:53 continent.
4:41 have one representative to directly
4:44 negotiate with Russia and Ukraine to put
4:47 an end to this war because this is our
4:49 continent and we must shape our future.
4:55 >> So uh Mr. Do you want to take a blue
5:00 >> Okay, I had Mr. Starkis on. Do you still
5:03 want to take it? Please proceed to
5:05 >> Yes. Thank you for your speech. Uh bit
5:08 curious. Is Russia paying you for
5:16 We we have the same problem in my
5:19 country Cyprus. Cyprus has been invi
5:23 invaded by Turkey and is still illegally
5:26 occupied and is still the same position
5:28 that I hold for my country to solve this
5:31 problem with diplomacy, not with war.
5:37 Okay. Well, I I did in fact have one
5:39 more, but we're running a little bit out
5:41 of time, so I will continue with the
5:42 speakers list. And the next speaker is
5:44 Mr. Alula for one minute, please.
5:55 >> President, Europe is being pressured
5:57 from two directions. Russia wants its
6:00 war to be
6:04 continuing and we want they want us to
6:07 foot the bill. However, we can do more.
6:11 The sanctions and the frozen assets are
6:13 in Europe and the market where Russia
6:16 wants to enter. They are ours. Without
6:18 us, when Russia will not get what it
6:20 wants, without without us, the United
6:23 States will not be able to get what it
6:25 wants. You can't surpass us and you
6:29 cannot surpass the Ukraine either. Now
6:34 we have no reason to give more. Russia
6:38 attacks Ukraine every night and asks for
6:42 more. This is why we must have more
6:44 sanctions. We must blacklist banks and
6:48 we have the cards in our hands until the
6:50 Russia stops the war.
6:53 >> Thank you very much. And the next
6:54 speaker is Mr. Shaman for one and a half
6:56 minute please.
7:01 >> Colleagues,
7:03 this war has changed from a territorial
7:06 war to a war against civilians. Energy
7:09 infrastructure is strategically targeted
7:12 so that the Ukrainians are exposed to
7:14 the cold.
7:16 In the parks and schools, Russian bombs
7:19 hit women and children. And in Abu
7:21 Dhabi, the US and Russia are discussing
7:23 the security of our continent while we
7:25 Europeans
7:27 remain on the bench simply watching it
7:31 all go on from afar.
7:36 Russia is unlikely to negotiate in good
7:38 faith. And that's why I salute the
7:41 efforts of the council to uh expand our
7:45 sanctions. We have to starve Russia's
7:47 war of money. But what are our sanctions
7:49 for if they're not respected?
7:52 How can European components still be
7:54 found in Russian uh missiles?
8:00 How can uh those who violate sanctions
8:04 get away from all prosecution?
8:08 How can we urgently cut Putin's
8:12 financing mechanisms while supporting uh
8:16 Ukraine? Let's ensure that they get the
8:19 70 billion they need to continue to uh
8:22 work. We also need to work on the frozen
8:24 Russian assets. We've talked about their
8:27 transfer to a European vehicle. This is
8:29 a common sense solution that allows uh
8:33 us our member states to avoid the risk
8:36 of uh
8:38 for Russian uh response. So let's remain
8:42 active.
8:44 >> Do you want to take it seat 576 please?
8:56 >> Thank you very much. I agree with you
8:58 when it comes to the fact that the
9:00 sanctions need to be bolstered towards
9:02 Russia and Russia should have to pay
9:04 more for this war. But what surprised me
9:08 in what you said
9:10 is that you
9:13 mentioned uh components being uh
9:16 transferred via Italy from Poland. Could
9:19 you tell me a little bit more about
9:20 that? I didn't quite understand that.
9:21 What companies are concerned? What was
9:23 that point?
9:26 So uh using Italy as a way of getting
9:29 components from Poland to Ukraine to
9:31 Russia
9:32 >> colleague because I think it's really
9:34 important to to track any way of not
9:38 applying the sanction those those way of
9:42 of of going through the sanction and and
9:45 the way for products to when they are
9:47 blocked in in Poland for example to to
9:50 grow through the sanction and to come
9:51 back to other country are now well well
9:54 documented.
9:55 I was speaking of of of an example
9:59 through through Italy but there are many
10:01 more of them and I guess they they
10:03 should be tracked much more than now.
10:06 Thank you dear colleague.
10:07 >> Thank you. Thank you very much. And the
10:09 next speaker is Mr. Fuga for one minute
10:11 please.
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