The European Parliament is voting on a resolution about recent Russian drone incursions and strikes on EU territory. The draft attributes attacks on civilian vessels and escalation in the western Black Sea to Russia, and calls for stronger support for Romania and Bulgaria.
The text also raises the possibility of an EU naval operation in the Black Sea. Even as a draft, that idea is described as a move from economic sanctions toward a security presence, with a European institution considering military-adjacent tasks long treated as NATO’s domain.
The vote sits inside a wider account of a brittle diplomatic moment. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has proposed freezing the current front line as a first step toward a ceasefire. He insisted that Ukraine take part in negotiations and receive security guarantees from the United States and European allies. Seven deaths from Russian strikes on the same day are cited as making that opening look fragile.
The briefing says the war is now being treated as a direct threat to the bloc’s perimeter, with Brussels preparing for spillover while leaders speak of guarantees and consultations.