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Feb 2023
27m 41s

EU leaders meet with Zelensky

Bbc World Service
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European Union leaders have been in Kyiv meeting Ukraine's President Zelensky, as he hopes to accelerate his country's bid to join the trading bloc. Meanwhile, the EU is to introduce a ban on petroleum products being imported from Russia. We hear from a former Ukrainian Economy minister and an economist. We get the latest from India as allegations of fraud ... Show More
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