
The EU on Friday pledged to support Ukraine "every step of the way" in its quest for bloc membership as top officials gathered in Kyiv for a summit to discuss the extension of military and humanitarian assistance, as well as an eventual post-war reconstruction programme. But Ukraine presses for more.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, host of the Kyiv summit, said Friday that his military would be able to hold ground in the eastern Donbas region and recapture territory if his Western backers sped up arms deliveries.