"The key priority is to continue strengthening our air defense systems and to ensure we can at least push Russian military aviation away from our cities and borders," Zelenskyy wrote on X ahead of the gathering.
Zelenskyy alluded to the upcoming change in Washington, telling the gathered representatives of some 50 countries: "It's clear that a new chapter starts for Europe and the entire world... just 11 days from now, a time when we have to cooperate even more, rely on one another even more, and achieve even greater results together."
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said that allies should "expect Trump to balance diplomacy and deterrence" in Ukraine, and not assume he would abandon Kyiv.
As the summit got underway, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a fresh tranche of $500 million in military aid, which would include air defense missiles, air-to-ground ammunition and equipment for F-16 fighter jets.
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