Watch: Zelensky and Macron travel together to Brussels for EU summit
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Your support makes all the difference.Volodymyr Zelensky and Emmanuel Macron travelled together to Brussels to take part in an EU summit.
The Ukrainian president and his French counterpart jetted off from Paris to the Belgian capital on Thursday, 9 February.
This video shows the scene on a Paris runway as the pair prepared to depart on their journey.
The Elysee Palace announced their trip after Zelensky embarked on his surprise trip to Europe. The summit is expected to discusss migration, the economy and, the ongoing war in Ukraine.
As part of his trip, he made his first visit to the UK since the beginning of the war nearly one year ago.
He met with King Charles III and prime minister Rishi Sunak, and made an address to MPs in parliament.
Zelensky came to Western Europe with a message - a plea for more weapons and fighter jets to help bolster his country’s defence.
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