Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addressed European leaders via videoconference at the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) Meeting held in London. On the 20th day of the war in Ukraine, Zelensky said, “We are all targets of Russia, and therefore, if Ukraine does not stand, everything will go against Europe. Help yourself by helping us.” “We want to have reliable guarantees for us and therefore for you,” said Zelenskiy.

Expressing his disappointment at NATO’s refusal to implement a no-fly zone, Zelenskiy said: “We hear a lot of talk about the third world war that it will start if NATO closes the Ukrainian airspace for Russian missiles and planes, and therefore a no-fly zone was not declared. The inability to close the field allows the Russian army to bomb peaceful cities and blow up apartments, hospitals and schools. In the early hours of the morning in Kiev, 4 high-rise buildings were bombed, dozens of dead were killed,” he said.