Activities of Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK related to 2015/2036(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Strategic military situation in the Black Sea Basin following the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia (debate)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Council has strongly condemned the Russian Federation’s annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol and will not recognise it; whereas Russia has acted to destabilise the situation in the east of Ukraine; whereas restrictions on trade between the EU and Crimea have been imposed as a consequence;
Amendment 54 #
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 Candidate Country of the EU, and a key partner in matterms concerningof energy and border security; whereas Turkey has a unique role to play in the Black Sea region as mandated by the terms of the Montreux Convention of 1936; 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);
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas since the occupation by Russian forces and the illegal annexation, Crimea has been the scene of human rights abuses, affecting in particular Crimean Tatarthe indigenous Crimean Tatars, holders of Ukrainian passports and civil society activists;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the change in the strategic landscape, and the evolving military situation in the Black Sea Basin, are indicative of broader, and systemic challenges to European security; believes that the EU and the Member States must have a security response to these challengereconsider their foreign and security policies in light of this;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with concern that Russia has considerably bolstered its air and naval defences in the Black Sea Basin, deploying new naval defence (anti-ship) missiles (with a range of 600 km, able to reach the Bosphorus) and ensuring that Russian fighter planes control about three quarters of the Black Sea Basin airspace (by practically tripling the number of airports in Crimea); notes, in this regard, that Russia has bolstered its capabilities in both strategic and tactical terms: strategically, long-range bombers, capable of carrying cruise missiles, and reconnaissance aviation operating close to the western shores of the Black Sea, canhave the potential to penetrate deep into Central Europe; tactically, two naval infantry brigades – potentially supported by Mistral-type helicopter carriers – pose a significant potential landing threat;
Amendment 132 #
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 appacontinual threnat move tof establishing a land corridor linking Russian territory with Crimea through separatist-controlled territoryto Mariupol along the western shore of the Azov Sea (Mariupol)via separatist controlled territory;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that the relationship with Russia, being a major actor in the international system, should be cooperative rather than conflicturontational in the long run; is of the view, however, that in the short and medium term, owing to a lack of trust following Russia’s latest actions, any resumption of cooperation should continue to rely, firstly, on the strong strategic reassurance offered by NATO to its eastern members and, secondly, on the fact that there can be no political solution based on accepting the illegal annexation of Crimea;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that, in the event that Russia does not honour the terms of the latest Minsk ceasefire agreement, and continues the destabilisation of eastern Ukraine and the illegal annexation of Crimea, the sanction regime should be continued and even strengthenagainst the Russian Federation should be strengthened and the possibility of providing Ukraine with the military means to defend itself considered;
Amendment 241 #
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; welcomes the pledge made at the NATO Wales Summit by members of the alliance to ensure that their defence spending reaches a minimum of 2% of GDP by 2024; 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;