"This situation was avoidable. The civilians and soldiers who have died since the new offensive began can’t be brought back, but through adequate weapons and #AirDefence provisions, and permission for #Ukraine to strike Russian territory, the west can ensure that their friends and families won’t face the same fate – and that the residents of #Kharkiv and the villages where I work can keep rebuilding their homes and their lives."
"We are witnessing a historic process -- Russians are leaving for the first time in two centuries," independent Azerbaijani analyst Elhan Shahinoglu told AFP.
Tusk said #EU countries should take joint action to increase spending on defence by at least 100 billion euros ($107 billion). A joint #AirDefence "must become a European project that will be a financial effort to build a dome over #Europe," he said. "We have many more initiatives and meetings than real actions to defend the European sky. #DonaldTusk#Ukraine