Mick Wallace: 'We don't believe that pouring more weapons into Ukraine is a good idea'

Mick Wallace said that he did not vote against a condemnation of Russian aggression, saying that he has done so frequently. He said that adding weapons to the Ukrainian war was not the right move.

Ireland South MEP Mick Wallace has defended his decision not to vote in favour of part of a European Parliament resolution condemning the Russian escalation in Ukraine.

The European Parliament on Thursday debated a motion which called for harsher sanctions and increased military support for Ukraine, but also called for countries to "massively increase their military assistance, particularly in the areas where it is requested by the Ukrainian Government, in order to allow Ukraine to regain full control over its entire internationally recognised territory and successfully defend itself against any further aggression by Russia".