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Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify 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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Disinformation65%
Confidence: 65%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "disinformation"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 171627Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
46
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓High-interest topic: Ukraine
  • ✓Strong political group division
  • ✓Some national delegation divergence
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+15 / 15
Turnout+4 / 5
Vote type+0 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+12 / 15
Country division+8 / 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 disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (89 for, 476 against, 41 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For
89
Against
476
Abstain
41
Margin of victory
387 votes
Turnout (cast)
606
Absent
114
Participation rate
84.2%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs
For 2Against 152Abstain 8Absent 23
S&D135 MEPs
For 8Against 108Abstain 0Absent 19
Renew79 MEPs
For 2Against 69Abstain 0Absent 8
ECR82 MEPs
For 1Against 66Abstain 0Absent 15
PfE81 MEPs
For 27Against 29Abstain 4Absent 21
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 0Against 42Abstain 4Absent 7
The Left45 MEPs
For 30Against 0Abstain 7Absent 8
NI30 MEPs
For 17Against 2Abstain 4Absent 7
ESN26 MEPs
For 2Against 6Abstain 14Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour
  • France35
  • Greece8
Most against
  • Germany65
  • Italy54
  • Poland48
  • Spain42
  • Netherlands29
Divided delegations
  • France
  • Slovakia
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 0Against 12Abstain 4Absent 4
Belgium22 MEPs
For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 2Against 8Abstain 2Absent 5
Croatia12 MEPs
For 0Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 2Against 12Abstain 2Absent 5
Denmark15 MEPs
For 0Against 9Abstain 1Absent 5
Estonia7 MEPs
For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland15 MEPs
For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1
France82 MEPs
For 35Against 34Abstain 1Absent 12
Germany96 MEPs
For 9Against 65Abstain 12Absent 10
Greece21 MEPs
For 8Against 2Abstain 5Absent 6
Hungary21 MEPs
For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 15
Ireland14 MEPs
For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4
Italy76 MEPs
For 9Against 54Abstain 0Absent 13
Latvia9 MEPs
For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 0Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 0Against 29Abstain 1Absent 1
Poland53 MEPs
For 1Against 48Abstain 1Absent 3
Portugal21 MEPs
For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 0Against 22Abstain 2Absent 9
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1
Spain60 MEPs
For 5Against 42Abstain 4Absent 9
Sweden21 MEPs
For 0Against 18Abstain 2Absent 1

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