European Parliament calls on Germany to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine

This is said in a statement published on the European Parliament’s website, Ukrinform reports.

“In the annual 2022 report on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), adopted on Wednesday by 459 votes in favour, 93 against and 85 abstentions, MEPs call for the immediate deployment of modern weapons and a next-generation air defence system, urging German Chancellor Scholz to deliver Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine without further delay,” the document reads.

It is stressed that Ukraine is defending its territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders and urgently needs military aid and heavy weaponry to win the war.

In another report, which was approved today by 407 votes in favour, 92 against and 142 abstentions, the EU and its member states said about the need to increase military, political and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and strengthen defence in countering Russian threats to European security.

It is noted that the EU’s response to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine is being closely watched by autocracies around the world and will greatly influence how they behave on the international stage.

As reported, over the past year, the EU allocated EUR 19 billion in aid to Ukraine. On January 17, the European Commission disbursed a first instalment of EUR 3 billion of the up to EUR 18 billion Macro-financial Assistance+ (MFA+) package for Ukraine.

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