Absent-minded European members of parliament passed a stern motion criticising their own European Union's failed "militaristic strategy" in Ukraine -- many of them by mistake.

During a session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, members voted on a series of texts, including one on Brussels' response to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

Several amendments had been proposed to the text, including one from an MEP from Germany's radical left, excoriating the stance taken by the European Union and backed by most member states.

The amendment "regrets the EU's militaristic strategy in Ukraine which has failed to secure peace and undermined the EU's global relevance".

And it demanded an "urgent shift" in the EU policy -- one which has seen Brussels and most member states defend Ukrai

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