Metzola noted that the EU’s response should be proportionate to the threat, and the threat is very large.
The head of the European Parliament, Roberta Metzola, called on politicians to provide Ukraine with aircraft and long-range missiles.
She said this in the European Parliament during the visit of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi. Metsola emphasized that this should be the next step in providing aid to Ukraine.
“We are providing military aid and equipment, and the next step should be to consider the possibility of providing Ukraine with fighter jets and long-range weapons. Our response should be proportionate to the threat, and the threat is very great,” she said.
Summit in Brussels
As you know, the special meeting of the European Council continues in Brussels on February 9-10. President Charles Michel reported that they should consider all aspects of supporting Ukraine.
Before the start of the Council meeting, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, said that they plan to agree on the provision of more aid at the summit.
Volodymyr Zelenskyi has already spoken in the European Parliament, after his speech the Ukrainian national anthem was played in the hall. He stated that he came to the summit to protect the “European way” of Ukrainians.
“This all-out war of Russia is not only for territory in one or another part of Europe. Its threat is that there is a dictator with an insane stockpile of Soviet weapons… We are defending ourselves against the largest anti-European force in the modern world. We are on the battlefield with you.” – he said.
