Zelensky to lobby EU leaders in Cyprus

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is planning to personally attend an informal dinner of EU leaders in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, after initially being scheduled to join by video. He intends to directly lobby leaders for progress on Ukraine's EU membership bid and to demand the bloc's proposed $105 billion loan package for Ukraine. The Financial Times reports that France and Germany have already signaled support only for symbolic benefits, rejecting any fast-track membership process.