Seán Haughey (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have a question coming up later regarding Russian accountability. Hopefully it will be reached. I asked this question following the recent passing of a resolution by the European Parliament declaring Russia to be a state sponsor of terrorism. The catalyst for this resolution was, of course, the brutal invasion of Ukraine by Russia. There are particular concerns about the targeting and killing of Ukrainian civilians. There is also the destruction of civilian infrastructure and general breaches of international and humanitarian law. These must surely be acts of terror and classified as war crimes. What is the Tánaiste's view of the European Parliament resolution? Is this something that could be advanced at the EU Foreign Affairs Council? An appropriate legal framework would have to be put in place to do it. The European Parliament goes into detail as to how that might be done.

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