Manifesto CoreForeign Policy and Defense
Foreign Policy Doctrine
Strategic independence rather than imperial ambition, guided by prudence, legitimate national interest and a strong presumption against unnecessary war.
Policy catalogueForeign Policy and Defense
Agreed PolicyUkraine
Restore Europe does not make political alignment with either Ukraine or Russia an independent objective of European foreign policy.
Position
Policy toward the Russia–Ukraine war should be governed by legitimate national interest, protection of innocent life, escalation risk and a realistic pursuit of peace rather than ideological loyalty to either side.
Policy
- Maintain humanitarian concern for civilians affected by war.
- Support serious efforts toward a negotiated and durable peace where realistic.
- Avoid open-ended military commitments without a concrete national-security justification.
- Do not treat reconstruction, regime change or permanent geopolitical confrontation as automatic European obligations.
- Judge military assistance individually according to national interest, proportionality, escalation risk and moral limits on the use of force.
- Distinguish humanitarian assistance to civilians from direct participation in military conflict.
- Avoid permanent hostility toward either the Ukrainian or Russian people.
Implementation note
Implementation note
This position applies the manifesto's strong presumption against unnecessary war and preference for strategic independence.
Manifesto basis
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- Agreed PolicyForeign Policy and Defense
Russia
Neither permanent alignment with Russia nor permanent ideological hostility toward Russia.
- DerivedForeign Policy and Defense
NATO
Restore Europe is sceptical of permanent dependence on NATO and favours greater national and European strategic independence.
- DerivedForeign Policy and Defense
Foreign Aid
Foreign aid should be limited, accountable and focused on concrete humanitarian or developmental needs rather than ideological nation-building or permanent dependency.
Every question in this catalogue carries a position. Entries marked Derived follow the direction of the manifesto without their implementation being fixed, and several name the legal or treaty change they would require. Positions are revised as the movement decides; the version and date above say which text you are reading.