First, the Ukrainian president flew overhead on his way to Washington. Then on Wednesday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy flew overhead to Britain. And then to Paris. Fourth time lucky? He might stop by the European Union headquarters where the bloc's leaders meet on Thursday — security concerns permitting.
Almost a year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with tens of billions of euros in EU aid committed, nine packages of sanctions, military hardware and almost monthly visits to Kyiv, the 27-nation bloc looks set to finally get the political man of the moment on its home turf.
