Zelenski meets Belgian, EU and NATO leaders in Brussels

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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Belgium to meet, among others, Belgian prime minister Bart De Wever. He announced this on X on Thursday. "Today's schedule includes important meetings with the NATO Secretary General, the president of France and the prime ministers of Poland, Denmark and Belgium," Zelensky said.

The Ukrainian president will also meet with king Philippe Thursday afternoon. On Friday, Zelensky is due to attend the European Council summit currently under way in Brussels. He is also scheduled to hold bilateral talks that day with the prime ministers of Finland, Sweden and Hungary, and with the presidents of the European Commission and the European Council, Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa.

With Russia now pursuing full-scale escalation in its war against Ukraine, and US president Donald Trump once again taking aim at Zelensky ahead of the midterm elections, the Ukrainian president has more than ever to rely on his European allies.

"We all in Europe want this war to end. To do that, we need strong signals: more effective pressure on Russia and more defence support for Ukraine. Right now, it is especially important that we act together to protect lives," Zelensky concluded.

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