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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference in the grounds of the Mariynsky Palace in Kyiv on 10 May 2025, following a meeting of European leaders in the Ukrainian capital. Photo: Ludovic Marin / POOL / AFP