Zelenskyy tells world leaders of urgent need for Ukraine military aid

A man points to his destroyed home following a Russian bombardment in Kharkiv (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pleaded for more military aid to defend his country as world leaders gathered for three summits to discuss the next steps in countering Russia’s month-old invasion.

The extraordinary series of summits — hosted by Nato, the G7 industrialised nations and the European Union in Brussels — reflected alarm that the conflict shows no sign of ending soon and could even spread beyond Ukraine’s borders.