“The people of Russia and the people of Europe, and they’re not going to help save lives – because the more arms you pump into Ukraine, the more the war will be prolonged, and the more Ukrainians will die,” she said.

“And it might sound radical, colleagues, but the answer to war is not more war, it’s peace – and peace isn’t delivered by the barrel of a gun. It’s delivered by diplomacy, by dialogue,” she stressed.

“You can wish away your continent’s history, but we share a continent with Russia, and we will sit down with Russia, there will be a negotiated peace, and this organisation should be promoting it earlier, rather than delaying it and making sure more Ukrainians die,” she said.

“Your feigning of sympathy rings hollow – it makes me sick, to be honest with you,” she concluded, as MEP Dzhambazki slammed his hand on the table and stormed off. 

Daly firmly stressed that the EU economic war against Russia is doing nothing to help the innocent Ukrainian citizens that are caught in the middle.

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