101K views · 4.8K reactions | President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine urged the EU to grant his country immediate membership of the bloc. He also had a message for Russian troops in Ukraine: “Abandon your military equipment and leave,” he said. “Save your lives. Leave.” https://nyti.ms/35FGt3C | The New York Times | Facebook

171K views · 2.6K reactions | Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country has no need for war but added that if attacked, his nation will defend itself. “We have no need for another Cold War, or a bloody war, or a hybrid war,” Zelensky said in an address posted on his official Facebook account early Thursday local time. | CNN | Facebook