BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 8 -- The European Parliament issued the following news release:

Parliament expresses indignation over reported atrocities by the Russian armed forces and demands that perpetrators of war crimes be held accountable.

In a resolution adopted with 513 votes to 22 and 19 abstentions on Thursday, MEPs call for additional punitive measures, including "an immediate full embargo on Russian imports of oil, coal, nuclear fuel and gas".