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Thank you very much, Commissioner, and now we will take the first round of speakers on behalf of the political groups, beginning with Mr.

Celinski, on behalf of the EPP for 1.5 minutes please.

Mr Ladies and gentlemen,

The sanctions policy against Russian Russia can't end until the last soldier leaves Ukrainian territory.

We need to be consistent in our approach.

When it comes to sanctions on the financial sector, the energy sector, the individual sanctions as well,

and all of the politicians at the highest level in Russia.

Often we talk about how we need to be consistent in enforcing sanctions,

but there is something that we cannot overlook.

There's the €180 billion worth of frozen assets.

Most are in Belgium, and no decision has been taken on this whether they could be used to support Ukraine.

I would like to thank all of my colleagues.

The SND and the EPP have managed to look at this fund,

which will give us sufficient funds to be able to help Ukraine.

To be able to help rebuild infrastructure, key infrastructure,

and to be able to bring this war to an end. And the kidnappings of minors.

By Russia that shows that Russia is a terrorist country.

We need to ensure this comes to an end and take this to court, because there's evidence of war crimes there.

Thank you, Commissioner, colleagues, I would almost hope that Europe's leaders simply put off difficult decisions on sanctions, assets,

air defense, deep strikes, travel bans, the sky shield or retaliation, out of hope for real results this time.

But if we are honest, the expectations of Abu Dhabi were very low, at least with me,

simply because the entire set up is wrong,

with one consistent element from the US side appeasing the aggressor and pressuring the victim.

I acknowledge what you said and what the European Union has done so far and your personal commitment, but we need more.

European components still end up in Russian drones and missiles built on machines.

Running on European lubricants, carrying explosives made with European chemical precursors.

How can we ask from third countries to stop circumvention if our own house is not in order,

national carve-outs, information not shared, too few prosecutions, and no real EU oversight.

The Court of Auditors stated yesterday that Europe lacks the will to implement in good faith.

The new sanctions office could It is a welcome step, but only if it has real teeth, so close the loopholes and end forum shopping,

fully ban exports of alumina, chemical precursors and lubricants,

and make producers take their high priority components and make them liable when they turn up in Russian weapons.

There is no point in just hoping this war will end. The Russians made that very clear yesterday. Thank you.

Thank you very much, and the next speaker is on behalf of the Patriots, Ms. Mascardi, for 2 minutes please. Thank you, today.

It's the 1,7023rd day since the invasion of Ukraine,

almost five years of war, but what has Europe done?

Billions of euros, about €78 billion of military assistance.

Plus a 90 billion loan for 2026 to 20.207, which has already been approved. How much has the EU paid? How much have our companies paid?

So from 2021 to 2026, EU exports to Russia have fallen by €69 billion per year,

and that's a contraction.

A huge contraction and this data shows how much the trade relationship has changed.

We also need to evaluate the economic consequences of sanctions on our companies.

I wanted to ask the Commission and President von der Leyen what concrete results have the 21 sanctions packages actually delivered. What diplomatic initiatives have accompanied these measures.

The negotiations in Abu Dhabi are ongoing between the US, Ukraine and the Ukraine,

but, and Russia, but the EU is not even at the table.

Despite all of these billions, Europe isn't even at the table. After almost 5 years. We have to recognize the fundamental truth.

We can't have durable security in Europe without peace, and with this European Commission seemingly incapable of delivering it.

So we should not simply be signing checks endlessly, but rather we need a serious and credible diplomatic approach.

Our citizens are asking for responses, and so are our companies. Our companies need stability. Our economies need investment.

European taxpayers deserve to know where their money is being used and that it is being used responsibly.

Now it's time to stop measuring Europe's commitment in the billions spent,

but we should measure it on the basis of the extent to which we can build a genuine peace.

The next speaker is on behalf of the ECR, Mr. Posniaks, for one minute please. Get.

Colleagues The Russian forces have been unable to arrive at considerable victories in Ukraine, so it attacks hospitals,

energy infrastructure with thousands of drones and missiles and killing hundreds and thousands of innocent civilians.

While Russia continues attacking vessels in the Black Sea, Ukrainian exports,

it continues to export its grain through European ports.

The same concerns Russian oil, which all feeds the Russian war machine.

We are trying desperately to find extra funding to help Ukrainians survive the winter while the Russian assets are still frozen not far from here.

We still find European and Western components in Russian drones and missiles.

We all know what needs to be done,

so why don't we do it and see that the sanctions already implemented are actually enforced. Thank you.

It is on behalf of RENEW, and that is Mr. Greta for one minute please.

I don't know about you, but I am angry with all of us citizens and the elected representatives of the 27 member states,

not because we didn't immediately impose sanctions on all Russians who should have been sanctioned,

not because we didn't provide Ukraine with enough weapons and the Russian assets that we hold.

I don't blame us for not doing enough because we are doing a lot,

but I do blame us for not speaking out enough before the world.

Vladimir Putin wants to rebuild the Tsarist empire.

He's failed to prevail on the ground and now he wants to break Ukrainian civilians through cold bombs and thirst.

He claims to want peace, but he is clearly not trying to withdraw from Ukraine.

We need to once and for all say and hammer home what Putin really is.

Putin, you are a murderer, you're a child stealer.

You're the worst of liars and the ultimate colonizer.

Thank you, and the next speaker is Mr.

Stefanescu on behalf of the Greens for 1.5 minutes please.

Cos, I want you to pass a message to Mr. Barta Waiver.

When will he finally lift his veto against Russian assets seized by the European Union,

when only his own fridge will stop because of daily aggression against the citizens, against the electricity grid, against all that?

When will we lift this incredibly stupid thing to do?

Secondly, I heard Mardi speaking about the effects of of sanctions on the economy.

Doesn't the biggest effect on your economy come from the fact that Russia started a war from the beginning?

Doesn't that, isn't that the biggest effect, so-called patriots, isn't that a,

a reason why our, our citizens are suffering the most?

It's not the sanctions, sanctions work when they are applied correctly, structurally.

And not when we leave a million loopholes,

because we have 100 components found in Russian drones that are produced by European firms.

So let's stop with the hypocrisy, because these drones attack us, attack our homeland.

Drones landed in a block of flats in Galazi in Romania.

There will be a matter of days or weeks when there will be European victims.

There have been victims in the Black Sea.

We just don't talk too much because they're not European, but there have been victims of ships being drowned by Russian drones. Member States must implement the sanctions Directive. It was already supposed to be done.

By 2025, let's push it because they are pushing us.

They are coming for us,

and qualified majority voting should be introduced in the Council to stop this ridiculousness where only one member state stops one action or the other.

We cannot continue like this because we are not being taken seriously.

We need to be taken seriously so to truly defend our citizens. Thank you. Thank you very much. The next speaker is Ms. Di Marzio for one minute on behalf of.

Thank you, in Abu Dhabi negotiations are ongoing,

but without the EU at the table, what is the EU doing? The EU is talking about sanctions again.

But the 21st sanctions package won't end this war, as the Court of Auditors has just said,

the sanctions are not properly working because not all member states are properly implementing them. Colleagues, do you know The Simpsons?

There's an episode of The Simpsons where Lisa, Compares Bart's intelligence with that of a hamster. With electric shocks.

It seems that, the hamster learns faster than Bart.

Well, Commissioner, you finally need to learn that your strategy of more sanctions and more weapons is not, leading to the objective, if your objective is the end of the war, your sanctions are leading and contributing to the price rises we're going through,

that's what people are feeling, heating, gas, I mean, change your strategy, find an exit plan,

not just because of the high prices, but because of the human lives that are at stake in this war. The next speaker is Mr.

Urik on behalf of ESN for 1.5 minutes please. Thank you colleagues.

Many have spoken about what Russia has done, what Russia needs to do,

but the progressives here in this House need to wake up. It's Chancellor Merz, your Chancellor.

That is saying that if We don't pay €70 billion to Ukraine,

then he will stop funding for the whole European Union. This is nonsense. Are you crazy?

Why Do we need the austerity measures in place for hardworking Europeans,

and then all of those savings go to Zelensky in Ukraine. This is ridiculous.

Why is this money for Ukraine more important than money for European citizens and countries,

for schools, for farmers, and so forth?

We didn't join the EU for this reason.

We don't want to be giving billions and billions to Ukraine.

If Merz wants to pay that, then he can do that, but he has no right to force us to send money to Ukraine.

I understand that you are afraid of Ms. Le Pen winning in France.

And that you're afraid that we want to stop what's happening.

You want to Have just majority votes because you believe that that will work.

No, we're going to stop you, and I'm speaking on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Europeans. We don't want to send more money. We want peace and