BRUSSELS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday thanked EU leaders for their support in countering Russia's invasion but urged them to supply even more weaponry, including fighter jets, so that Kyiv can prevail against ...
Zelensky made his plea at a summit in Brussels, on only his second foreign trip since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb.24 last year. Having visited London and Paris on Wednesday, he turned his focus on EU lawmakers and leaders on Thursday.
“We need to strengthen the dynamics of our cooperation more powerfully than the aggressor can mobilize its potential.” But they have yet to commit to sending fighter jets and longer-range rockets, citing worries about a potential escalation of the conflict onto Russian territory. “I would like to thank you, all of you, who have been helping our people, our ordinary citizens, our resettled people here who called on their leaders to increase and enhance their support,” he said, mentioning anyone from teachers and students to energy grid workers.
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