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00:00 Volodymyr Zelensky tells a delegation of MEPs that EU solidarity is a vital morale booster
00:07 for Ukraine's soldiers.
00:11 Russia bombards Ukraine with nearly a hundred drones and missiles, many of them targeting
00:16 the energy grid.
00:25 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says strong messages of solidarity and support
00:29 are important factors in morale for soldiers fighting on the front line.
00:52 He was speaking in Kiev to a delegation of MEPs from the Liberal Renewed Group in the
00:56 European Parliament, of which his party is a member.
00:59 The visit comes as part of the preparations for the European elections in June.
01:25 The urgent need for more weapons was also a central issue in the discussion.
01:55 His message comes as Russia continues to pound Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones.
02:00 Ukraine says it urgently needs air defences and more consistent military support.
02:05 An emergency meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council was held on Thursday to discuss the renewed
02:09 air strikes, particularly on the capital.
02:13 And as EU member states continue to disagree over how best to support Ukraine in the short
02:17 and long term, with air raid sirens ringing in Kiev and with Ukrainian soldiers suffering
02:23 ammunition shortages on the front line, Putin is fearing is gearing up for an even bigger
02:29 war.
02:30 Shona Murray, Euronews, Kiev.
02:35 Incoming Portuguese Prime Minister Luiz Montenegro met with President Marcelo Rebelo de Souza
02:42 in Lisbon to present the names of these cabinet of ministers.
02:47 There are 17 names, including seven women.
02:51 The new cabinet does not include members of any party outside the coalition that won the
02:57 recent general election.
02:59 The government is due to take office on April 2nd and a few days after that the cabinet's
03:05 programme is to be announced.
03:10 Russia hit Ukraine with a barrage of 99 drones and missiles overnight on Thursday, mainly
03:16 targeting the energy grid.
03:18 Kiev claimed that air defences shot down 84 of them, whilst the energy minister said three
03:23 power stations were hit.
03:25 The bombardment prompted neighbouring Poland to scramble some of its warplanes.
03:30 Also on Thursday, a Russian fighter plane crashed into the sea off Sevastopol, the port
03:35 city on the Crimean peninsula, the Moscow-installed governor of the region said.
03:41 It's not yet known whether it was shot down or suffered a malfunction.
03:45 Meanwhile Jap De Hoop Schaeffer, a former NATO secretary general, warned that the price
03:50 to be paid for not going all the way in supporting Ukraine will be tremendously high.
03:55 Schaeffer criticised both the US and Europe for not doing enough.
04:00 Meanwhile Poland and Ukraine said they were moving towards resolving an agricultural dispute.
04:05 Polish farmers are angry over cheap imports of Ukrainian grain.
04:13 Russia vetoed a UN resolution on Thursday, effectively abolishing the monitoring of UN
04:18 sanctions against North Korea by a panel of UN experts.
04:21 The resolution would have extended the mandate for a year, but Russia's veto will halt operations
04:25 on 30th April.
04:27 The Russian ambassador to UN said that Western nations are trying to strangle North Korea
04:32 and sanctions have proven irrelevant and detached from reality.
04:36 It's the first time Russia has tried to block the work of the panel of experts.
04:41 The resolution does not alter the sanctions, which remain in force.
04:44 (crowd cheering)