President Volodymyr Zelensky pressed his case for more weapons supplies to Ukraine during a summit with EU chiefs on Thursday. He also urged leaders to keep pressuring Russia to commit to a ceasefire deal ahead of a new round of peace talks with the US next week.
President Volodymyr Zelensky urged EU leaders on Thursday to step up weapon supplies to Ukraine and keep pressuring Russia, as officials from Kyiv and Moscow readied to hold fresh talks with the United States next week.
Europe is scrambling to weigh on the outcome as US President Donald Trump forges ahead with Russia on ending its war on Ukraine, and top military brass gathered in London Thursday to thrash out how to police any peace deal.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said afterwards that the plans of the so-called “coalition of the willing” around Ukraine were “coming together”.
The London meeting came after Zelensky addressed an EU summit in Brussels via video call, charging that “despite Putin’s words… nothing has changed”.
Zelensky said a new Russian strike had “hit our energy infrastructure” on Wednesday night, even after Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed with Trump to halt such attacks.
The Kremlin leader must “stop making unnecessary demands that only prolong the war”, he added, calling on the EU to ramp up arms deliveries and keep sanctions in force.
