Rada urges international institutions to unite efforts for energy restoration and strengthening Ukraine's defense
Members of Parliament have called on international institutions to unite efforts to restore Ukrainian energy facilities damaged by Russia.
On Tuesday, 308 MPs voted in favor of resolution No. 15041 regarding an appeal by the Verkhovna Rada to the parliaments and governments of foreign states, international organizations, and international parliamentary assemblies on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
The Verkhovna Rada also called on international bodies to support efforts aimed at providing Ukraine with reliable, legally binding security guarantees. These are intended to serve as an effective tool for preventing repeated aggression by Russia against Ukraine and to facilitate the restoration of a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace for Ukraine and Europe.
Furthermore, the appeal contains a call to the international community to step up support for Ukraine: to provide military assistance, air defense systems, and long-range weapons, and to facilitate the creation of joint ventures and the attraction of investment into the defense-industrial sector, including through the use of frozen Russian assets.
Parliament called on the global community to compel Russia to agree to implement an initiative for a full and unconditional ceasefire as the first step toward a real peace process. This refers to the restoration of sustainable peace based on international law and respect for the territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders, including its territorial sea.
The resolution proposes that partner states ban entry into the territories of the free world for citizens of Russia who participated in the armed aggression against Ukraine. It also calls for ensuring support for the activities of the International Criminal Court and facilitating the creation of a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression.
In the appeal, MPs urged international organizations, parliaments, and governments of democratic countries to demand that Russia release all Ukrainian citizens—prisoners of war, internees, civilians, illegally moved, and deported persons, including children.