Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented an unusual gift to King Philippe I of Belgium in Brussels on Thursday, as he handed the latter a fragment of a downed Russian Su-25 aircraft.
The Belgian Royal Palace published a photo of the two leaders, noting that Zelenskyy handed over a fragment of a Russian Su-25 aircraft shot down in a collision with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
⚡️ Zelensky meets with Belgian king in Brussels.
President Volodymyr Zelensky met with King Philippe I of Belgium in Brussels on Feb. 9, presenting him with a fragment of a downed Russian Su-25 aircraft.
📷 The Belgian monarchy's press service via Facebook. pic.twitter.com/sSzpmZtpjy
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) February 10, 2023
“Ukrainian pilots wrote the words ‘Together we will win’ on it,” the royal palace noted.
Zelenskyy addressed the European Parliament in Brussels on Feb. 9, which marked the first anniversary of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine.
He said the EU and Ukraine are fighting together against the “biggest anti-European force of the modern world."
Zelenskyy also held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Paris, following his trip to the UK, during which he met British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and King Charles III.
In the same vein, the Ukrainian leader admitted that he had forced Scholz to provide additional military aid to Ukraine.
"I must force him (Scholz) to help Ukraine and constantly convince him that this help is not for us, but for the Europeans."
On his part, the German Chancellor highlighted that since the Russian military operation began in Ukraine last year, Germany and its partners had backed Ukraine "financially, with humanitarian aid and with weapons".
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