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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jennifer Rankin and Lili Bayer in Brussels

Zelenskiy says Russia’s recent offensive shows pressure on Kremlin ‘not enough’

Zelenskiy stands between Michel and von der Leyen. They hold folders with the EU logo and stand in front of a blue wall that says 'European Council'
Volodymyr Zelenskiy with the European Council president, Charles Michel, and the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, after signing the security pact. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/Reuters

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has told EU leaders that Russia’s spring offensive in Kharkiv showed that international pressure on the Kremlin was “not enough”, as he signed a military agreement with the bloc.

Vladimir Putin had tried to “expand the war” in May with a new offensive in eastern Ukraine, Zelenskiy said on Thursday, referring to relentless attacks on the Kharkiv region.

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