On Tuesday, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will state an exceptional session of the European Parliament on Ukraine. Ruslan Stefanchuk, the speaker of the Ukrainian parliament, will also speak at the meeting.
The @Europarl_EN #EPlenary meets at 12:30 to discuss Russian invasion of #Ukraine.
President @ZelenskyyUa & Speaker @r_stefanchuk will join & speak to the world.
MEPs will also hear from @eucopresident @CharlesMichel, @EU_Commission President @vonderleyen & HRVP @JosepBorrellF pic.twitter.com/vWt3Mj9nGm
— Roberta Metsola (@EP_President) March 1, 2022
According to Ukrainian media reports, Zelenskyy will address the parliament after 11:00 GMT. President of the European Council Charles Michel, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, and EU foreign policy leader Josep Borrell will all be present at the meeting.
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought ‘immediate’ EU membership for Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s invasion attempt. Ukraine has also demanded an instant ceasefire and has filed a complaint with the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Even though anticipated negotiations between a team from both nations are taking place in Belarus, Moscow’s attack against Ukraine reached its sixth day on Tuesday. Even, today Russia bombards Ukraine’s populous areas of major cities including Kyiv, Kharkiv and Chernihiv.
The United States and certain European nations said that they will significantly increase military supplies to Ukraine, including additional Stinger missiles and fighter planes.
