EU Commission chief gives impassioned speech and pledges €500m to Ukraine

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen gave a passionate speech in European parliament in which she outlined the bloc’s commitment to stopping Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. She announced that for the first time ever, they are using “the European budget to purchase and deliver military equipment to a country that is under attack.“ The EU will also give “up to €500 million“ in aid to Ukraine to deal with the “humanitarian consequences“ inflicted upon Ukraine by Russia. Russia-Ukraine war latest news Russia strikes Kharkiv government HQ as more forces join column outside Kyiv Munich Philharmonic sacks conductor Valery Gergiev over failure to denounce Putin