Ukraine urgently needs assistance to halt Russian aggression, with European Union countries urged to take a firmer stance, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a special session of the European Council. “We all now need to outmaneuver Putin in our determination – so that this war begins to finally move towards just end,” he said. Zelenskyy expressed gratitude to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for the decision to provide Ukraine with additional Patriot missiles and air defense systems. The president reported that Russia has already destroyed almost all of Ukraine’s thermal…