BRUSSELS, Feb 29 – The European Parliament called on the member countries of the European Union to increase and speed up military support for Ukraine, supporting the proposal to allocate 0.25% of their GDP annually for this.
The corresponding resolution was voted on Thursday in Strasbourg as part of a plenary meeting of the European Parliament. Some 451 MEPs voted in favour, while 46 MEPs against and 49 abstained. A total of 546 MEPs took part in the voting.
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