BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top official on Monday warned lawmakers not to fall for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attempts to divide Europe and urged them to work together for the bloc’s 450 million citizens, ahead of two no confidence votes this week.

Two political families in the European Parliament – one from Europe’s far left, the other representing the far right – have tabled censure motions against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Lawmakers are due to vote on the motions Thursday, but the main centrist pro-European political families in the EU parliament who hold a majority in the chamber are expected to reject them, and a two-thirds majority is required to pass.

The commission proposes EU laws and supervises whether those that enter force are resp

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