20 Amendments of Javier NART related to 2015/2036(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances of 5 December 1994,
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas prior to the illegal annexation, Russian land and air forces in Crimea were minimal andpresent in the region and were then already concerned mainly with the defence of Sevastopol – main base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet – and two adjacent naval bases; whereas through a military build-up in Crimea and in the Black Sea Basin following the annexation, Russia has moved to create an offensive joint striking force comprising the navy and land and air forces;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Russia has accelerated the expansion and modernisation of the Black Sea Fleet following the annexation; whereas the Black Sea Fleet modernisation plan is one of the most ambitious parts of the Russian State Arms Procurement programme for 2011-2020, while the upgrading of the Russian fleet is still below that of the American fleet globally; whereas in December 2014 the Russian Government approved a new military doctrine which considers NATO as a main security threat to Russia;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas Turkey is a NATO ally, a naval power, an active regional foreign policy player and a key partner for the EU, not least in matters concerning energy and border security; whereas Turkey’s strategic location is also of high relevance to the other major threat facing both NATO and the EU, the self-proclaimed Daesh (Islamic State); whereas Turkey, despite considering Russia’s annexation of Crimea to be illegal, has not clearly expressed its position on it or its consequences;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas Russia and Turkey have reached an agreement on the route for the new gas pipeline that will carry Russian gas to Europe passing through Russia, Turkey and Greece, a Member State of the European Union;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with concern that the annexation of Crimea has precipitated a significant change in the strategic landscape of the Black Sea Basin and the adjacent area; warns that by occupying the entire peninthat by occupying the entire peninsula Russia’s position has not varied excessively from the position it had previously in the area and considers that it would be disquieting to say that as a resula,t Russia has gained a very important launching pad facing both west (Transnistria and the Danube Mouths), the Balkans and south (the Eastern Mediterranean), where it has established a permanent naval task force, and that the illegal annexation of Crimea offers Russia a ‘southern Kaliningrad’, another outpost directly bordering on NATO, this time at s; notes that given the times in which we live, with nuclear and conventional strategic weapons, the annexation of Crimea has not signified a dramatic change in the strategic landscape of the Black Sea Basin and the adjacent area;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the change in thepresent strategic landscape, and the evolving military situation in the Black Sea Basin, acannot be considered indicative of broader, systemic challenges to European security; believes, however, that the EU and the Member States must have a security response to these challengesclosely monitor this situation from a security standpoint;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is deeply concerned aboutNotes the current defensive and offensive military build-up of Russia in the Black Sea, and the planned expansion and modernisation of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, involving the addition of six new modern diesel submarines of the Rostov-on-Don type and six new frigates of the Admiral Grigorovich type; noterecalls that the positioning of offensive air force assets, and the upgrading of Crimean military infrastructures, will enhance Russia’s offensive military posture and its ability to project power beyond its territorynevertheless continue to be far below the upgrading of the American fleet globally and do not represent a truly significant change;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regards the recent close overflights by Russian fighter aircrafts of NATO warships and exploration platforms in the Black Sea as a clearpossible indication of a more aggressive Russian posture in the Black Sea Basin and warns of a heightened risk of escalation; considers that more could be achieved with a toning down of language and the use of ‘soft diplomacy’ by the parties to the conflict as well as the external actors than with the high level of military air traffic between the two countries;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is deeply concerned by the extremely serious situation in eastern Ukraine – where war is leading to the destabilisation of Ukraine and the region as a whole – including the apparent move to establish a land corridor linking Russian territory with Crimea through separatist-controlled territory along the western shore of the Azov Sea (Mariupol);
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Condemns the fact that Russia is providing direct and indirect support to the separatist actions, thereby facilitating the continuation of war; is concerned by the reports of war crimes committed both in the region controlled by Russia-backed separatists; urges Russia and in the Ukrainian part by means of funding from the oligarchs; urges both countries to use itstheir influence to halt hostilities;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that, in the event that Russia does not honour the Minsk ceasefire agreement, and continues the destabilisation of eastern Ukraine and the illegal annexation of Crimea, the sanction regime should be continued and even strengthened;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on Russia to respect the rights of the local population in Crimea, especially the native Crimean Tatars, thousands of whom have left their homeland for fear of persecution and have sought refuge in other regions in Ukraine; also recalls the thousands of Tamil refugees who have fled from Donetsk in the direction of Russia and calls on Russia to respect their rights;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the critical importance of coordinating with NATO and the United States as the Black Sea Basin is a key component of Euro-Atlantic security; welcomes the commitment of NATO to support regional efforts of Black Sea littoral states aimed at ensuring security and stability; calls on the OSCE to enlarge the scope of its efforts related to Black Sea security;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the commitment by NATO member states to collective security and the Article 5 of the Washington Treaty; welcomes the NATO Wales Summit decision on strategic reassurance measures and the Readiness Action Plan, important elements for the security of the most affected NATO member states; calls on NATO to continue to develop its cyber and missile defence capabilities, including in the Black Sea region, and to develop contingency plans for deterring and countering asymmetric and hybrid warfare; notes, however, that Turkey, NATO’s principal member in the area, has not yet defined its position on this matter;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines that NATO should preserve its general naval and air superioritypresence in the Black Sea Basin and maintain its capacity to monitor the area;