„The Russian invasion has failed“ – at least that is what European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and UK Prime Minister Liz Truss said after a meeting at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. President Vladimir Putin’s decision to order a partial Russian mobilization for the fight in Ukraine was a sign of weakness, they said. Putin’s announcement prompted EU foreign ministers to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss new sanctions and arms deliveries to Kyiv. Speaking with Ella Joyner, Michael Gahler, foreign policy spokesman for the EPP Group, explains how he interprets Putin’s announcement and what he believes the West needs to do now.