Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has actually thanked European leaders for their assistance after showing up in Brussels for an emergency situation EU top on defence.
“Throughout all this duration, and recently, you stuck with us. We are extremely appreciative that we are not alone. And these are not simply words– we feel it,” Mr Zelensky informed press reporters as EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa stood either side.
EU assistance for Ukraine “signals to increase our production, and signals to a brand-new program to increase European security”, he included.
Ms von der Leyen, president of the EU Commission, explained it as a “watershed minute” for European security and required “peace through strength”.
A source in the Turkish federal government has actually stated Ankara is prepared to send out soldiers to Ukraine if essential. Turkey has the 2nd biggest army in Nato, after the United States.
On the other hand, Russia has actually blasted an “exceptionally confrontational” speech by French president Emmanuel Macron in which he stated Paris would think about utilizing its nuclear deterrent to safeguard other nations.
“It can barely be viewed as a speech by a president who is thinking of peace,” Kremlin representative Dmitry Peskov informed press reporters.