The European Parliament will convene an extraordinary meeting on Ukraine

An extraordinary meeting on security architecture in Europe and the situation around Ukraine will be held on January 17 at the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee with the participation of EU Representative Joseph Borrell.

"An extraordinary meeting of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs and Security Subcommittee will be held on Monday with the participation of EU Representative Joseph Borrell. The meeting will focus on the security architecture of Europe in the context of the ongoing crisis in eastern Ukraine and near the country's border with Russia.

The lawmakers also called for a debate on European security at a regular plenary session in Strasbourg on Monday.