Air raid sirens sound across Ukraine as EU summit begins


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  • Friday, 03 Feb 2023

FILE PHOTO: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends an EU summit with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 2, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

KYIV (Reuters) - Air raid alerts sounded in Kyiv and across Ukraine on Friday as a summit of European Union and Ukrainian leaders was due to begin in the country's capital.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was hosting top European Union officials, who were visiting Kyiv with promises to support Ukraine "as long as it takes" but denying the country at war with Russia a quick path to joining the Western bloc.

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