Logo Assembly Logo Hemicycle

Legal and human rights aspects of the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine

Amendment No. 2 | Doc. 16193 | 24 June 2025

Signatories:
Mr Oleksii GONCHARENKO, Ukraine, ECPA ; Ms Larysa BILOZIR, Ukraine, ALDE ; Ms Olena KHOMENKO, Ukraine, ECPA ; Ms Iryna KONSTANKEVYCH, Ukraine, ECPA ; Mr Arminas LYDEKA, Lithuania, ALDE ; Mr Oleksandr MEREZHKO, Ukraine, ALDE ; Ms Lesia VASYLENKO, Ukraine, ALDE ; Mr Markus WIECHEL, Sweden, ECPA ; Mr Emanuelis ZINGERIS, Lithuania, EPP/CD
Origin
2025 - Third part-session
In the draft resolution, before paragraph 5, insert the following paragraph:

"The Assembly notes that internationally recognised borders constitute an essential element of the rules-based international order. Since 2014, numerous individuals – both citizens of the Russian Federation and of other States – have unlawfully crossed Ukraine’s State borders, including through unauthorised visits to temporarily occupied territories such as Crimea, Mariupol, Donetsk, and Luhansk. Among such citizens are pro-Kremlin celebrities such as Russian producer Valeriy Prigozhin and singer Valeriya, American actor Steven Seagal, and others. Such actions represent a violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and should have legal consequences."

Explanatory note

Unauthorised visits to temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories constitute violations of Ukraine’s sovereignty and international law, and should lead to legal or sanctions-based consequences.