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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

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