President of Ukraine to European leaders: "Help yourselves by helping us"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a teleconference address to a meeting of the leaders of the countries that make up the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) that Europe should protect its security by helping Ukraine defend itself against Russia, urging them to send more weapons to his country .

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is hosting a summit of Nordic and Baltic leaders to discuss European defense and security.

"We are all targets of Russia and everything will be against Europe's interest if Ukraine does not stand up, so I would like to ask you to help yourselves by helping us," Zelensky told the leaders.

In the speech, he added, "You know what kind of weapons we need... Without your support (the situation) will be very difficult. I am very grateful but I want to say that we need more... I hope you can strengthen this range of cooperation and you will see how it will be protected That is your safety and security."

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