Human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine
AdoptedReference RC-B10-0157/2026
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- For479
- Against17
- Abstained43
- Absent179
- Margin
- +462
- Turnout
- 75%
How the groups voted
GroupForAgainstAbstainedAbsentUnity
The Left46190161154%
S&D1351040031100%
Greens/EFA5343
By country
- DE Germany61–4–8
- FR France53–0–1
- IT Italy47–1–8
- ES Spain36–1–2
- PL Poland42–0–1
- RO Romania
Every MEP
- Mika AALTOLAEPP · FI
- Maravillas ABADÍA JOVEREPP · ES
- Magdalena ADAMOWICZEPP · PL
- Georgios AFTIASEPP · GR
- Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZRenew · ES
- Peter AGIUSEPP · MT
- Alex AGIUS SALIBAS&D · MT
- Abir AL-SAHLANIRenew · SE
- Galato ALEXANDRAKIECR · GR
- Grégory ALLIONERenew · FR
- Nikolaos ANADIOTISNon-attached · GR
- Christine ANDERSONESN · DE
- Li ANDERSSONThe Left · FI
- Rasmus ANDRESENGreens/EFA · DE
- Barry ANDREWSRenew · IE
- Mieke ANDRIESEPfE · NL
- Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITISS&D · LT
- Mathilde ANDROUËTPfE · FR
- Marc ANGELS&D · LU
- Gerolf ANNEMANSPfE · BE
- Lucia ANNUNZIATAS&D · IT
- Giuseppe ANTOCIThe Left · IT
- Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍAEPP · ES
- Pascal ARIMONTEPP · BE
- Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOUS&D · GR
- Anja ARNDTESN · DE
- Konstantinos ARVANITISThe Left · GR
- Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZEPP · PL
- Jaume ASENS LLODRÀGreens/EFA · ES
- Francisco ASSISS&D · PT
- Daniel ATTARDS&D · MT
- Manon AUBRYThe Left · FR
- René AUSTESN · DE
- Petras AUŠTREVIČIUSRenew · LT
- Adrian-George AXINIAECR · RO
- Malik AZMANIRenew · NL
- Thomas BAJADAS&D · MT
- Jeannette BALJEURenew · NL
- Laura BALLARÍN CEREZAS&D · ES
- Jordan BARDELLAPfE · FR
- Katarina BARLEYS&D · DE
- Dan BARNARenew · RO
- Pernando BARRENA ARZAThe Left · ES
- Stephen Nikola BARTULICAECR · HR
- Nikola BARTŮŠEKNon-attached · CZ
- Arno BAUSEMERESN · DE
- Nicolas BAYECR · FR
- Christophe BAYPfE · FR
- Wouter BEKEEPP · BE
- Fredis BELERISEPP · GR
- François-Xavier BELLAMYEPP · FR
- Dragoş BENEAS&D · RO
- Brando BENIFEIS&D · IT
- Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEAEPP · ES
- Hildegard BENTELEEPP · DE
- Sibylle BERGNon-attached · DE
- Stefan BERGEREPP · DE
- Sergio BERLATOECR · IT
- Alexander BERNHUBEREPP · AT
- Monika BEŇOVÁNon-attached · SK
From the Parliament's press release
- The European Parliament adopted by 479 votes to 17, with 43 abstentions, a resolution on human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine.The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens/EFA and The Left groups.The resolution recalled that Russia is using deceptive recruitment tactics and coercion to recruit thousands of foreign nationals from different African states. It is also recruiting individuals from Cuba and South and Central Asia, to sustain its brutal, unprovoked, unjustified, illegal war of aggression against Ukraine. Investigative reports and several African states have revealed…