Zelensky, 'I thank the EU and European leaders for their support, true leaders'

"I'm happy to be here, I'm really grateful for the enormous support we receive from the Council of the EU, the Commission and the European leaders, real leaders, who have been at our side since the beginning of the war."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this when he arrived at the European Council.

“European leadership is needed to ensure that citizens' lives are adequately protected from this Russian terror.” Volodymyr Zelensky stated this after the bilateral meeting with Costa and von der Leyen. “We appreciate that everything we agree on is being implemented in a timely manner. Today we discussed further aid, first and foremost for our energy and air defense needs. We talked about supporting our financial resilience, including for next year, and coordinated our work on the European integration path. Importantly, new negotiating groups were launched this week. We are working to launch the remaining two by the end of the year,” he added.

Zelensky, on X, reported today's death toll, after Russian drone attacks in Kharkiv and Rivne.