What will Zelensky demand at the EU summit in Brussels?
Expected as guest of honor this Thursday, Volodymyr Zelensky will go to the EU summit in Brussels today with the firm intention of convincing his allies to deliver planes to his country.
On Wednesday in Paris and London, the Ukrainian president once again called for these combat aircraft “as soon as possible” to repel Russia. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has opened the door to this possibility.
The moment is crucial for Ukraine, which is worried about the recent successes of the Russian army in the Donbass and fears a major offensive in the coming weeks.
Macron and Zelensky will travel together to the EU summit in Brussels
After their meeting on Thursday evening, the French and Ukrainian presidents, Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelensky, will travel together to the EU summit scheduled for Brussels today.
According to a press release from the Élysée obtained by BFMTV, the two men will take off at 8:30 a.m. from Villacoublay air base.
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UK to train Ukrainian fighter pilots
The Ukrainians’ request to receive fighter jets from its allies is beginning to gain ground. London announced the start of a training program for Ukrainian pilots.
The announcement was made for Ukrainian President Zelensky’s visit to the UK on Wednesday. This state trip is the first time since the Russian invasion.
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Sunak says British tanks promised to Ukraine will be operational ‘next month’
British Challenger tanks promised by London to kyiv will be operational “next month” in Ukraine, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told a press conference.
“Ukrainian teams that arrived last week (to train in the UK, editor’s note) will use Challenger 2 tanks to defend Ukraine’s territorial sovereignty next month,” Sunak said next to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the southwest of England, confirming the timetable given in January by the government, which had mentioned deliveries at the end of March.
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Ex-Pink Floyd angers Ukraine over Russian invasion comments
The co-founder of the rock group Pink Floyd Roger Waters, invited by Russia to speak before the UN Security Council, on Wednesday denounced the Russian invasion but also those who provoked it, attracting the wrath from Ukraine.
“The Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine was illegal. I condemn it in the strongest terms,” the ex-Pink Floyd said via videoconference.
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The program for the Extraordinary European Council this Thursday
Emmanuel Macron will arrive in Brussels this morning for an extraordinary European Council. After a working session between the Heads of State and Government in the presence of Volodymyr Zelensky at 10 a.m., the participants in this European summit will meet Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, at 2 p.m.
A new working session will take place, this time without Volodymyr Zelensky, starting at 7:30 p.m.
The European Council will continue on Friday, with a new meeting in the morning, followed by a press conference by Emmanuel Macron.
“Ukraine will never be alone”: Macron reaffirms France’s support for Volodymyr Zelensky
“She fights for peace and carries the values of our European Union: Ukraine will never be alone”, assures the President of the Republic on Twitter, an hour after the end of the dinner at the Elysée Palace with Volodymyr Zelensky and Olaf Scholz.
Emmanuel Macron awarded the Legion of Honor to Volodymyr Zelensky
“Tribute to Ukraine and its people. Tribute to you, dear Volodymyr, for your courage and your commitment”, wrote Emmanuel Macron on Twitter. The President of the Republic, in a video posted on the social network, gives his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky the Legion of Honor.
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