Zelenskiy hopes for EU jets, gets standing ovation in Brussels

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz shake hands during a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that several European Union leaders were ready to provide Kyiv with aircraft to help its battle against Russia's invasion.

Speaking during his first in-person meeting with all the 27 national leaders of a union Ukraine wants to join, Zelenskiy did not say who could provide jets, adding that some deals were still in the works, while others could not be made public.