EPP MEP Pekka Toveri believes Russia has “taken all the rules off" the table and is increasingly targeting residential areas, as well as cultural and government buildings. He warns that the attacks could leave large parts of Kyiv “uninhabitable” during the winter.

The Finnish former army general says Russia’s main military weakness is now its ground campaign, arguing that Moscow has been unable to “conquer basically anything” during the war.

Toveri urges the European Union to maintain its support for Ukraine, end its purchases of Russian gas and tighten sanctions against Moscow.