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Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine

Russia95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "russia"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Ukraine95%

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "ukraine"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"ukraine" is a non-EU country topic
"russia" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 148915Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Ukraine
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (504 for, 26 against, 36 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

504

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

478 votes

Turnout (cast)

566

Absent

138

Participation rate

80.4%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 145Against 0Abstain 0Absent 34

S&D136 MEPs

For 113Against 1Abstain 0Absent 22

Renew101 MEPs

For 85Against 0Abstain 1Absent 15

Greens/EFA72 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

ECR62 MEPs

For 45Against 1Abstain 4Absent 12

PfE67 MEPs

For 22Against 4Abstain 17Absent 24

The Left37 MEPs

For 17Against 6Abstain 9Absent 5

NI44 MEPs

For 14Against 10Abstain 4Absent 16

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
France57
Italy51
Poland46
Spain45

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 4Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

France79 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 12Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 8Abstain 4Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 51Against 1Abstain 5Absent 19

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 45Against 1Abstain 1Absent 12

Sweden20 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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