European Parliament president urges EU leaders to continue helping Ukraine

BRUSSELS. Dec 15 (Interfax) - The European Union can and will continue to support the Ukrainian people, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said.

"In 2023, we will need to stand ever stronger with Ukraine, that looks to us for political, humanitarian, military, energy and financial support," Metsola said in remarks addressed to the EU heads of state and government at the start of an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday.

"We cannot allow fatigue to set in. [...] We must show the same resilience that we have asked of Ukrainians," she said.

Metsola called for continuing the sanction policy against Russia.

She also praised "the progress Ukraine is making in implementing the European Commission's seven recommendations" to be granted EU membership.