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On substance, the EU had little to supply Kyiv. With Hungary objecting, the bloc didn’t unblock frozen Russian belongings as loans for Ukraine. Zelenskyy additionally met with Robert Fico, the prime minister of Slovakia, one other more and more pro-Russia nation like Hungary.
His Brussels tour started within the European Council.
Despite a worsening scenario on the entrance traces — Zelenskyy mentioned North Korea was making ready to ship some 10,000 troops to battle for Russia in Ukraine — EU leaders glossed over Ukraine’s requests and turned their consideration to the Middle East within the early afternoon.
Hungary’s response was much less of a shock, as its prime minister, Viktor Orbán, is thought to be a staunch believer in holding a pleasant relationship with Moscow. “What he outlined yesterday within the Ukrainian parliament was greater than scary,” Orbán mentioned of Zelenskyy.
“The European Union went into this struggle with a badly organized, badly executed, badly calculated technique, for which the president of the [European] Commission bears the principle accountability” Orbán mentioned, referring to Ursula von der Leyen. “We are shedding this struggle, so the technique isn’t working.”
Zelenskyy did obtain some assist after his plea for NATO membership, nonetheless. Denmark’s premier, Mette Frederiksen, reiterated her assist for Ukraine’s membership, saying: “It’s an important life insurance coverage you may give a rustic.”
