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EurActiv (23 March 2023)

By Alexandra Brzozowski

Connecting from a train in Ukraine’s war-torn east, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told EU leaders on Thursday (23 March) that “delays” in sending fighter jets and long-range missiles could extend the war in his country.

Zelenskyy addressed EU leaders via video link for 10 minutes from a Ukrainian train while visiting war-ravaged areas along the frontline in the country’s east, an EU official told reporters in Brussels on the sidelines of an EU summit.

The Ukrainian leader welcomed the EU plan agreed this week aimed at sending Kyiv one million artillery shells over the next 12 months, saying he would be “especially grateful to those of you who are actively involved in the initiative proposed by Estonia and approved by all” member states.

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