Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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The EU and its member states need to increase their military, political and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and strengthen their defence in countering Russian threats to European security, MEPs say in their annual Common Foreign and Security Policy report adopted on Wednesday by 407 votes in favour, 92 against and 142 abstentions.

• EU should increase military help to Ukraine, including lethal and heavy weaponry
• MEPs urge German Chancellor Scholz to deliver Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine
• Scrap unanimity voting for decisions without military implications, in particular on sanctions and human rights
• MEPs call for a permanent EU seat in the UN Security Council

European Parliament

As we talked about on last night's stream, Ukraine has completely captured Novoselivske. They control everything up to the train station. pic.twitter.com/Fltnfzdj6F

— Andrew Perpetua (@AndrewPerpetua) January 18, 2023

Getting back to the bigger picture here, Novoselivske is about 14km from Svatove. Kolomychykha is about 11km from Svatove. With Ukraine controlling the dominant heights, new avenues of attacks are emerging. pic.twitter.com/LnlJdYRQLK

— Andrew Perpetua (@AndrewPerpetua) January 18, 2023