What Urmas spoke about.

8

Mar

2022

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The deterioration of the situation of refugees as a consequence of the Russian aggression against Ukraine (debate)

Mr President, dear colleagues, dear Ukrainians, Europe’s greatest humanitarian catastrophe of this century is unfolding before our eyes. Because of the Russian massacres, around two million people – mainly mothers with children, have left Ukraine. I was on the Polish-Ukrainian border a few days ago and saw a never-ending flow of refugees from Ukraine to Poland. On a freezing night, yet another tra…

16

Feb

2022

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EU-Russia relations, European security and Russia’s military threat against Ukraine (debate)

Madam President, for years, Russia has been keeping their military in Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova against the will of the governments of those countries, thereby impeding the normal development of these countries. Also, in the current situation where Russia has surrounded Ukraine with its military, carries a purpose that Ukraine itself should not be able to decide on its future. Russia’s goal is …

15

Feb

2022

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Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2021 - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2021 (debate)

Dear Mr President, Russia's behaviour towards Ukraine has once again confirmed the need for comprehensive security cooperation between democracies. This concerns the structure and functioning of the European Union's common security and defence policy, the smooth and unrivalled cooperation of the European Union with NATO, including the United States, as well as with other democratic countries that …

23

Nov

2021

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Situation in Belarus and at its border with the EU and the security and humanitarian consequences (debate)

Madam President, Lukashenko thinks nothing of human lives, as he has recently demonstrated by his actions, where thousands of people were manipulated into leaving their homes and travelling to Belarus with hopes of finding a shortcut to Europe. Such manipulation of human lives sounds and seems like an act of international crime, and, as such, the actions of Lukashenko must be judged by internation…

7

Oct

2021

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Human rights situation in Myanmar, including the situation of religious and ethnic groups

Mr President, it has been over half a year since the military forces in Myanmar violently took power, arrested its political leaders and issued a state of emergency. In response to the coup, protests broke out and the security forces have targeted protesters, resulting in the killing of over a 1 000 people, more than 8 000 detained and over 230 000 people displaced, adding to the number of displac…

5

Oct

2021

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The Arctic: opportunities, concerns and security challenges (debate)

Madam President, rapid climate change in the Arctic causes environmental, social, economic and also security challenges. The melting of the ice cap creates new passageways, allows access to natural resources and therefore increases strategic competition opportunities and also potential risks in the region. It is in the interests of all active in the region to maintain a stable environment in the A…

5

Oct

2021

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State of EU cyber defence capabilities (debate)

Madam President, yesterday Facebook and its products like WhatsApp and Instagram went down. This was supposedly just a technical problem and not a cyberattack. But all over the world, communications were hampered. The usual information flow stopped. But we might have bigger scares, see bigger damage and even human losses if a state or non-state actor decides to attack our critical infrastructure, …

14

Sep

2021

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Direction of EU-Russia political relations (debate)

Mr President, when we speak about EU-Russia relations we cannot forget the conflicts and the Russian military presence in Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova. For example it has been now 13 years since the Russian invasion of Georgia, where the Russian occupation forces have engaged in an illegal military build-up and so-called borderisation; undertaken kidnappings and illegal detentions; continued closu…