BRUSSELS, Feb. 4 – The prerequisite for the removal of the EU sanctions from Russia is the restoration of Ukrainian control over Crimea, the European Parliament said in a resolution it adopted at its plenary session in Strasbourg on Thursday.

The European Parliament "reiterates its strong commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders and to its free and sovereign choice to pursue a European path," reads the resolution on the human rights situation in Crimea.