Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has become a regular feature of European Union (EU) leaders’ summits, either travelling to Brussels to attend in person on invitation, or tuning in remotely from Kyiv.
There is a different feeling to the closed-door discussions when the wartime Ukrainian leader is present in the room. Europe’s biggest conflict since 1945 feels a lot closer and Zelenskiy’s message packs more of a punch.
He joined leaders again on Thursday, sitting in on the portion of the EU summit that discussed the Ukraine war. Upon arrival Zelenskiy did a lap of the table, embracing each of the leaders before taking a seat.
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