Leaders from across Europe -- with the exception of Hungary -- rallied behind Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a summit as Ukraine and the United States agreed to more talks toward ending the war with Russia.
Speaking at the summit in Brussels on March 6, Zelenskyy called on European leaders to push the Kremlin to halt air and sea attacks on Ukraine as a step toward building trust and moving forward in negotiations toend the three-year-old war.
"Everyone needs to make sure that Russia, as the sole source of this war, accepts the need to end it," Zelenskyy told leaders gathered at the meeting.
He added later in asocial media postfollowing the meeting that he will travel to Saudi Arabia next week, and afterward, "my team will remain in Saudi Arabia to work with American partners."
After crisis meetings inParisandLondon, the summit focused on boosting defense spending in Europe after the United States suspended aid to Ukraine and signaled Europe must play a bigger role in its own security.
