Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has told the European Parliament that people are “fighting for survival”, as his country makes an emergency application to join the EU and appeals for the West for help to fight off the Russian invasion. Currently Ukraine is an associate member of the bloc
Mr Zelensky’s plea came as Russia is advancing on Kyiv with a huge convoy of armored vehicles, tanks and other military equipment spanning more than 60km, according to new satellite images.
As the troops advance, Russia’s defense ministry has warned that it will carry out a number of strikes on security sites in Kyiv, according to state news agency Tass.
Mr Zelensky later said he had asked German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to help close the skies over Ukraine to halt the shelling of civilians by Russia.
"Had a phone conversation with Chancellor Scholz. Spoke about Russia's shelling of residential neighborhoods in Ukrainian cities during peace talks. Emphasized the need to close the sky over Ukraine," Mr Zelensky said.
He also told Scholz to move swiftly on Ukraine's EU membership bid. It came as France declared an "all-out economic and financial war" against Russia that would collapse the Russian economy as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine.
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