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EU mobilizes special weapons in support of Ukraine as full-scale war looms

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For the first ever, the European Union has declared its intention to deliver weapons to Ukraine in its ongoing face-off with Russia.

This move is the first time the bloc has financed military support for a country under attack, Euro News reports.

The EU President, President von der Leyen, who had earlier announced the plan in a statement on Sunday, said the union would strengthen its sanctions against Moscow and its Belarussian collaborators.

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The President of the European Commission, Von der Leyen, who corroborated the EU chief’s assertion, said plans had also been made to ban state-owned media outlets Russia Today and Sputnik from broadcasting in the EU.

She said: “As the war in Ukraine rages on, and Ukrainians fight bravely for their country, the European Union steps up once more its support for Ukraine and the sanctions against the aggressor – Putin’s Russia.

“For the first time ever, the European Union will finance the purchase and delivery of weapons and other equipment to a country that is under attack.

“This is a watershed moment.”

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