Kiev, 15 May 2023 (dpa/MIA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has returned to Ukraine following a busy trip to garner more support from allies in Rome, Berlin, Paris and London.

"We are returning home with new defence packages: more ammunition, stronger weapons for the front, more protection for our people, more political support," the 45-year-old summed up the trip in a video recorded on the train on Monday.

In all the talks held in Italy, Germany, France and Britain, Zelensky said he had discussed his peace formula of a complete withdrawal of Russian troops from the territory of Ukraine.

There is now more support for the country joining the EU, Zelensky said. "There is more understanding for NATO accession, it will come, it is inevitable." The Ukrainian president had visited London on Monday, Berlin and Paris on Sunday, and Rome on Saturday.

In Germany, he also received the prestigious Charlemagne Prize in the western city of Aachen.

The president thanked Berlin in particular for a new €2.7 billion ($2.9 billion) defence package.

Ukraine has been defending itself against a full-scale Russian invasion for more than 14 months with massive Western help. A major Ukrainian counter-offensive has been expected for some time.

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