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President Zelensky traveled to Brussels on October 16 for meetings with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, French President Macron and EU leaders to discuss an energy ceasefire and continued support for Ukraine. He also met briefly with Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar and received confirmation of support for Ukraine's EU path from Hungary's parliamentary speaker. Zelensky separately announced Poland had quietly provided military aid to help defend Kyiv. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot noted Europe provides two-thirds of intelligence support to Ukraine, Zelensky argued French industry benefits from cooperation with Kyiv, and the EU said it has provided €228 billion in support since the invasion began — underscoring Europe's deepening role as US support grows uncertain.