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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 171628Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓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+10 / 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 disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (480 for, 58 against, 48 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

480

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

422 votes

Turnout (cast)

586

Absent

134

Participation rate

81.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 161Against 0Abstain 1Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 94Against 3Abstain 3Absent 35

Renew79 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 60Against 1Abstain 5Absent 16

PfE81 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 25Absent 22

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 40Against 1Abstain 4Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 15Against 19Abstain 2Absent 9

NI30 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 4Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 2Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France67
Germany63
Poland47
Spain40
Italy28

Most against

Greece7

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 4Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 4Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 63Against 17Abstain 6Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 3Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 10Abstain 7Absent 31

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 47Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 40Against 4Abstain 9Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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