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London, Paris, Brussels: Ukraine's Zelensky rallies European allies

Volodymyr Zelensky and Emmanuel Macron

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and French President Emmanuel Macron at the Velizy-Villacoublay airbase on February 9, 2023 en route to Brussels for a summit at EU parliament. PHOTO | MOHAMMED BADRA | POOL | AFP

By  AFP

Brussels

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's tour of European capitals brought him to Brussels on Thursday to lobby EU leaders for jets and long-range weapons to bolster Kyiv's defences against the Russian invasion.

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