Big summit of European leaders kicks off, focusing on Ukraine and EU-UK ties

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European leaders gather during the European Political Community Summit at the iconic Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, with Ukraine and migration as top items on the agenda.

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00:00Newly elected UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed 45 European leaders to a summit in

00:07England aimed at repairing relations.

00:10The meeting fired a starting gun on bolstering links between Britain and the continent with

00:16a particular focus on supporting Ukraine, Starmer said.

00:20We want to work with all of you to reset relationships, rediscover our common interest and renew the

00:28bonds of trust and friendship that brighten the fabric of European life.

00:34And the task is urgent because our security is on the line every day Ukraine fights to

00:41protect not just the Ukrainian people, but the European people.

00:46Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was a key guest at the European Political Community

00:52Summit and later wrote on social media that Russia's invasion of Ukraine could not continue

00:57while foreign leaders stood united.

01:00Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told reporters on his way out that victory for

01:05either party would not be found on the battlefield, but at the negotiation table.

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