Zelenskyy gave the Belgian king a piece of a downed Russian plane

Zelenskyy gave the Belgian king a piece of a downed Russian plane

Zelensky gave the king of Belgium a piece of a downed Russian plane

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and King Philip of Belgium in Brussels on February 9, 2023.

Brussels – During his visit to Brussels today, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented King Philip of Belgium with a part of a Russian fighter jet Su-25 that was shot down in Ukraine. The Belgian Royal Palace informed about it on Twitter.

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Ukrainian pilots covered the wreckage with the inscription “Together we will win”. According to the royal palace, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo also attended the audience.

Zelenskyj traveled to Brussels to meet with the presidents and prime ministers of the European Union countries. He asked for faster deliveries of weapons, including fighter jets, and for talks on Ukraine's accession to the EU to start this year.

The King of Belgium graduated from a military academy. In 2001, while still a prince, he was appointed Major General of the Ground Forces and the Air Force.