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European leaders close ranks against Russia at Moldova summit

BULBOACA, Moldova: European leaders vowed to remain united in the face of Russia's aggression against Ukraine and Moldova on Thursday, staging a strategy summit on the continent's political frontline.

As another deadly missile barrage hit Kyiv, and Moscow claimed to have repulsed a Ukrainian attempt to 'invade' Russian soil, 45 leaders met in vulnerable Moldova.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (bottom center), President of the European Council Charles Michel (bottom left) and Moldova's President Maia Sandu (bottom, second from left) pose for the family photograph with other European leaders at the European Political Community (EPC) Summit in Bulboaca, on June 1, 2023. AFP PHOTO