European Parliament condemns Russia’s use of disinformation to justify its war in Ukraine

In a resolution adopted on Thursday, Members of the European Parliament condemned the Russian regime’s systematic falsification of historical arguments to justify its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.

The text adopted by Parliament rejected historical claims by the Russian regime to undermine Ukraine’s history and national identity as futile attempts to justify its ongoing illegal war. It also condemned Russia’s failure to establish accountability for Soviet crimes, and for cracking down on attempts to carry out historical research and hold public debates on these issues, saying such practices had contributed to the Moscow regime’s ability to revive imperialist policies and instrumentalise history for its criminal purposes.

Parliament also issued a strong call for the EU to expand its sanctions against Russian media outlets conducting disinformation campaigns championing Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

The resolution was adopted by 480 votes in favour, 58 against with 48 abstentions.

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