Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hold a news briefing following the Ukraine-EU summit in Kiev on October 12, 2021. - EU leaders meet on October 12, 2021 with the Ukrainian president, who has fiercely opposed a new gas pipeline that bypasses his country and increases Europe's energy reliance on Russia. (Photo by Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP)