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The Ukrainian president called on European leaders for additional military support in his second visit out of the country since Russia's invasion began.

The European Commission responded to Ukraine’s application on June 17, 2022, noting Ukraine needs to enact “ambitious structural reforms to remove corruption” and to remove the “persistent influence of oligarchs” before it could be formally introduced as a member. Zelensky landed in London early Wednesday morning before a meeting with Sunak, preceding a speech to members of the British Parliament and an audience with King Charles III. Zelensky’s three-country trip signaled Ukraine’s desire for new fighter jets and to push Ukraine’s membership to the EU—which Ukraine applied for less than one week after Russian forces invaded. An effort to remove corruption in Ukraine has accelerated in recent weeks, resulting in billionaire Ihor Kolomoyskyy’s home being [raided](https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2023/02/01/ukrainian-officials-raid-zelensky-linked-billionaires-home-amid-corruption-crackdown/?sh=1578a68e6533) and several senior Ukrainian officials [resigning ](https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2023/01/24/senior-ukrainian-officials-fired-over-corruption-allegations-amid-eu-membership-push/?sh=63c9ecb31ebb)from their positions. Zelensky said Ukraine, which applied for membership to the EU in 2022, “is going to be a member of a European Union that is winning” in an Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine will become a member of the European Union and called for additional military support in an address to the European Parliament Thursday, concluding a surprise two-day visit out of Ukraine and Zelensky’s second official trip out of the country in the last year.

In London, he won over British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who agreed that the United Kingdom would train Ukrainian pilots on advanced NATO fighter jets.

Access was [restored](https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/musk-says-turkey-re-enable-full-twitter-access-shortly-2023-02-09/) on Thursday. In addition to weaponizing his wardrobe, as the New York Times [noted](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/08/style/volodymyr-zelensky-king-charles-sweatshirt.html), Zelensky appealed to the monarch’s own military past in his speech to Parliament, [declaring](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/02/08/helmet-wrapped-emotion-war-proclaimed-volodymyr-zelenskys-battle/), “In Britain, the King is an air force pilot. The visit was meant to mark the 75th victory of the army’s founding—amid reports that North Korea is planning a military parade to show off the latest in its nuclear weapons program. “This is one of the single biggest seizures of illegal drugs by authorities in this country,” Police Commissioner Andrew Coster said in a statement. New Zealand Police said its officers collected the drugs along with the New Zealand Customs Service and the New Zealand Defence Force. In a letter this month, Uganda’s foreign affairs ministry informed the Office of the U.N. Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of Turkey’s main opposition party, blamed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the scale of destruction, saying, “If there is one person responsible for this, it is Erdogan.” Kilicdaroglu said Erdogan’s government had “not prepared for an earthquake for 20 years.” (Erdogan was prime minister of the country from 2003 to 2014 and has been president since then.) The current mandate, signed in 2020, expires in August. On providing planes, Sunak said, “nothing is off the table” and that “the first step in being able to provide advanced aircrafts is to have soldiers or aviators that are capable of using them. This week, Erdogan announced a three-month state of emergency, which is expected to end just before Turkish elections this May. [wings for freedom](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/08/europe/zelensky-visit-uk-intl-gbr/index.html).” He also had a royal audience with King Charles III, wearing his trademark green sweatshirt and military cargo pants. Scholz, who promised a new era when Russia invaded Ukraine but has since been criticized for dragging his feet in providing material support, said he expects staunch support for Ukraine at the upcoming European Union special summit.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a European Union leaders' summit, hoping for assurances that his country can one day join the bloc.

Ukraine is talking about joining the EU in a matter of years, but past examples have shown that it can take decades before aspiring members are considered fit to join. The news anchor noted that the plane flew from the Polish air base in Rzeszow, which serves as a hub for Western arms deliveries to Ukraine. On Wednesday, Russian state television showed the flight path of a British Royal Air Force plane that Zelensky used to travel to London, taken from a flight monitoring site. “Russia is again actively using combat aircraft to shell our cities and villages.” Metsola said the response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine “must be proportional to the threat, and the threat is existential.” That same support has come from the EU. The price will go up with every delay.” 24 anniversary of the war. Metsola also told him that “we have your back. EU leaders were hoping to impress on Zelensky that the powerful bloc is steadfast in its support for Ukraine as Russia is feared to be making moves for a new offensive around the Feb. “Europe will always be and remain Europe as long as we are together and as long as we take care of our Europe, as we take care of the European way of life,” he said. [be [a] member of the European Union](https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-06-17/as-russia-presses-assault-ukraine-given-possible-path-to-eu),” Zelensky said to applause, building his address around the common destiny that Ukraine and the 27-nation bloc face in confronting Russia head-on.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday urged the European Union to grant his country membership to the bloc during an address to the European ...

Zelensky and Ukrainian leaders have been on a full-court press to secure the long-range missile systems and fighter jets, arguing the equipment is key to helping defend against Russian attacks. Zelensky made the comments to European leaders as he has toured the region in recent days, trying to lock down more military and financial support from a number of key countries. “The European Union that is winning.” Zelensky also revealed during his trip to Brussels that Ukraine had intercepted plans by Russia to destroy Moldova, a European country that shares a border to the southeast of Ukraine. “A Ukraine that is winning is going to be a member of the European Union,” Zelensky said in the rare address outside of Ukraine. Zelensky argued that Russia is trying to tear apart the European way of life with its war on Ukraine, saying Ukraine “will be a part of the European Union.”

BRUSSELS — President Volodymyr Zelensky asked his Western allies Thursday for more weapons and said “a Ukraine that is winning” its war with Russia should ...

“Russia is again actively using combat aircraft to shell our cities and villages.” We are talking about production and modernization of thousands of tanks.” And there is still plenty of scope for exporting more military hardware to Ukraine as a Russian spring offensive is expected. On Wednesday, Russian state television showed the flight path of a British air force plane that Zelensky used to travel to London, taken from a flight monitoring site. “We will naturally increase the output of various types of weapons and military equipment, including modern tanks. Before his speech, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said allies should consider “quickly, as a next step, providing long-range systems” and fighter jets to Ukraine. The anchor noted the plane flew from an air base in Rzeszow, Poland, that is a hub for Western arms deliveries to Ukraine. “Russian forces are gradually beginning an offensive, but its success is not inherent or predetermined.” That same support has come from the EU. Metsola also told Zelensky that “we have your back. As he spoke, a new offensive by Russia in eastern Ukraine was under way. Zelensky, who also visited the U.K.

President Volodymyr Zelensky asked his Western allies Thursday for more weapons and said “a Ukraine that is winning” its war with Russia should become a ...

We are talking about production and modernization of thousands of tanks.” And there is still plenty of scope for exporting more military hardware to Ukraine as a Russian spring offensive is expected. On Wednesday, Russian state television showed the flight path of a British air force plane that Zelensky used to travel to London, taken from a flight monitoring site. Before his speech, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said allies should consider “quickly, as a next step, providing long-range systems” and fighter jets to Ukraine. “Russian forces are gradually beginning an offensive, but its success is not inherent or predetermined.” As he spoke, a new offensive by Russia in eastern Ukraine was underway.