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  "id": 15200524,
  "title": "Zelenskyy on EU leaders' summit: Such unity around Ukraine not been seen for long time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/zelenskyy-on-eu-leaders-summit-such-unity-around-ukraine-not-been",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T12:54:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1221928.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who participated in Friday's European Council meeting, highlighted the unprecedented level of unity among European leaders regarding the Ukrainian issue. Zelenskyy emphasized that \"everyone understands that Ukraine is the number one issue. It was the number one issue, and it remains number one.\" The Ukrainian president expressed surprise at the extent of this unity, stating, \"There hasn't been this kind of unity around Ukraine in a long time.\"\n\nZelenskyy also noted the re-establishment of relations with Hungary, affirming, \"We are staying in touch with Poland and other leaders.\" Regarding the fact that Ukraine was absent from the agenda on the first day of the EU summit, Zelenskyy explained, \"The leaders had an important financial meeting.\" He clarified that this had nothing to do with Ukraine and was solely due to the adoption of a multi-year package and financial agreements among the leaders. Zelenskyy added that Ukraine's interests were still represented, and arrangements were made to ensure more time and space for bilateral meetings and discussions.",
  "summary": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who attended Friday's European Council meeting, noted the extraordinary unity among European politicians on issues concerning Ukraine.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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