Zelenskyy arrives in Brussels for EU summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Brussels on Thursday 18 December, where a summit of European Union leaders has just started.

Source: Dmytro Lytvyn, Zelenskyy's communications adviser, as reported by European Pravda

Details: EU leaders are expected to make a final decision on the "reparations loan" for Ukraine during today's European Council meeting.

Zelenskyy arrived in Brussels on the morning of 18 December.

"We've landed," Lytvyn said.

Update at 11:28: Serhii Nykyforov, a spokesman for Zelenskyy, told journalists that the president will deliver an address at the European Council meeting at 11:00 local time (12:00 Kyiv time).

Zelenskyy will also hold a series of bilateral meetings with leaders. A press conference is expected at about 13:45 local time.

Background:

• En route to Brussels, Zelenskyy held an online briefing with journalists, answering several questions. He said that if the EU fails to agree on funding for Ukraine, the country would be left in a more vulnerable position, jeopardising the prospects for a diplomatic solution.
• Zelenskyy also highlighted three difficult issues in talks over a potential peace agreement in the Russo-Ukrainian war, including the "reparations loan" and temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

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