Graham Watson for the Liberal ALDE Group (who opposed the resolution along with the Greens), told MEPs that "when intimidation triumphs over negotiation, it can no longer be business as usual between the European Union and Russia.
Liberāļu grupas priekšsēdētājs Graham Watson aicināja 18. maija samitu atlikt, atgādinot, ka attiecības nevar turpināties, ja pār sarunām uzvaru gūst iebaidīšana.