Taoiseach to assure Zelenskyy Ireland is 100% behind Ukraine 

Leo Varadkar will meet Mr Zelenskyy later today alongside leaders from Belgium, Malta, Luxembourg, and Portugal

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Council president Charles Michel with fellow European Union leaders in Brussels. Picture: Virginia Mayo/AP

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is due to hold a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy later today and said he will assure him that Ireland and the Irish people are 100% behind Ukraine.

EU countries have been split into groups to ensure EU leaders can get face-to-face time with the Ukrainian president.