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Zelensky seeks greater pressure in Ireland to use Russian assets frozen in the EU

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (right) shakes hands with Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin at government buildings in Dublin during his first visit to the country.Liam Mcburney/PA Wire/dpa

Volodymyr Zelensky placed the use of frozen Russian funds in the EU at the center of today's joint appearance with the Taoiseach Irish President Micheál Martin, on his first trip to the republic, insisted that "it is time" to authorize his intervention, which Belgium opposes.