An MEP is calling on the European Union to offer 3,000 Euros and work permits to Russian soldiers who defect, rather than wage war in Ukraine.
It comes after Ukraine's Minsitry of Defence offered Russian soldiers five million roubles - approximately £35,000 - if they "lay down their arms and surrender voluntarily".
In a tweet, Radek Sikorksi, Chairman of EU-USA delegation and an MEP in Poland said: "Let us strategically use the EU's soft power, Ursula von der Leyen [President of the EU Commission]. We can offer every defecting Russian soldier €3000 and a three year work permit.
