11/12/2025 Political Affairs and Democracy
Ukraine's security is now an “indivisible part” of Europe's security, a PACE committee has said, urging support for Ukraine’s accession to the EU which it said would constitute a security guarantee for the country – while also offering a strong incentive to Ukraine to pursue necessary reforms.
Unanimously approving a draft resolution based on a report by Piero Fassino (Italy, SOC), the Assembly’s Political Affairs Committee pointed out that the outcome of the war would “have a significant impact on the future of European security”. It urged steps to build Ukraine’s democratic resilience and combat corruption, which would be essential for EU accession.
Paying tribute to the courage and resilience of the Ukrainian people, the committee welcomed diplomatic efforts deployed by the United States, Ukraine and its allies to end Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, once again calling for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace and outlining the main elements any peace agreement should contain in order to achieve this.
The parliamentarians said it was essential for Europe and the US to “join forces” in the face of Russia’s threat to European and global security, including its hybrid warfare. A stronger security architecture for Europe should be based on a “strong bond of trust” with the US and its allies as well as the democratic security embodied by the Council of Europe, they said.
Any peace deal should reject the recognition of temporarily occupied Ukrainian territory as Russian, and provide the funds necessary to reconstruct Ukraine and ensure accountability, including with frozen Russian assets where appropriate.
Finally, the committee again pressed for comprehensive accountability for Russia’s aggression, building on the Register of Damage to create a claims commission for Ukraine and in due course a compensation fund, which could be financed from frozen Russian assets where appropriate, as well as the creation of a Special Tribunal to try Russia’s leaders for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.
The draft will be discussed by the full Assembly – bringing together MPs from all 46 Council of Europe member states – at its winter plenary session in Strasbourg.