No one was providing false sense of security for Ukraine. This was recorded in January, before the full invasion:

https://youtu.be/Q7CNgP7kmQE

The goal was to scare putin from invading in the first place. He even mentioned there that Russia will prevail, because no one expected they would do as well.

As for EU's help, you can thank Hungary for it, they block everything, including humanitarian help, EU countries are forced to provide help independently.