Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomes leaders from seven countries for the inaugural “Carpathian Eight” regional summit. The meeting brings together Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Austria and Hungary, with the European Union also involved.
Both outlets describe the summit as a new regional initiative aimed at strengthening cooperation with neighboring states. Zelenskyy frames the event as a “significant beginning” for a broader effort to deepen ties across the region. The reporting focuses on the participation of the eight countries and the EU, rather than on specific agreements reached during the meeting.