And earlier the president of the European Council Charles Michel spoke passionately at the special session, condemning Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as “brutal” and based on “despicable lies”.
He warned that the rule-based international order was under attack and described Moscow’s actions as “geopolitical terrorism, pure and simple”.
Regarding Ukraine’s application to become an EU member state, he said “it’s going to be difficult, we know there are different views in Europe” but described the request as “legitimate” and “symbolic”.
