EU tries to secure deal on military aid for Ukraine as Zelenskyy continues tour

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is on a whirlwind two-day tour of Spain, Belgium and Portugal Picture: Paul White/AP

European Union defence ministers are meeting in Brussels to try again to overcome Hungary’s objections to providing billions of euros in military aid to Kyiv, which is in its third year of war since Russia’s full-scale invasion began.

It comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to inspect the F-16 jets that Belgium will send to his country.