The European Parliament will hold a special session on Tuesday, 24 February 2026, to restate its support for Ukraine four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
The extraordinary plenary would pay tribute to “the thousands” who have died for a “free and democratic Ukraine”, and would include calls for EU countries to take “greater responsibility” for European security, the European People’s Party (EPP) Group said in a statement on Friday.
The Parliament is also expected to urge member states to provide “credible guarantees” and to treat Ukraine’s path towards joining the EU as a “strategic priority.”
Calls for responsibility and accountability
Russia should “pay for the massive destruction it has caused” in Ukraine, Andrzej Halicki MEP, the EPP Group’s vice-chair in charge of foreign affairs, said.
He declared that Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy system and civilian infrastructure were “deliberate attacks on ordinary citizens”, and added that a similar pattern could be seen “on a smaller scale” within the EU.
“To prevail, our answer must be strong, unwavering, and united. That is the language Putin and the Kremlin understand,” Halicki said.
