Zelenskyy seeks EU backing while battling both Trump and Putin

Civilian casualties in Ukraine are at record levels according to the UN, with Russian strikes killing 328 last month.

Vladimir Putin told his troops tonight that they still need to capture ten percent of eastern Ukraine and he is establishing a non-negotiable security zone on the front line.

Russia’s president may feel he has the support of Donald Trump, who called Ukraine’s resumption of attacks on Russian refineries “a disgrace”.

But Volodymyr Zelenskyy has come away from Brussels today feeling he still has the support of those he called “real leaders’.