Early Saturday morning, some 48 hours after Russian military forces pushed into his country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy put in a call from Kyiv to Brussels with a plea for military assistance.

During the Feb. 26 phone call with the head of the European Council, the body that represents the European Union¡¯s member states, Zelenskyy provided an update on Russia¡¯s advance. He said he was proud of his country¡¯s efforts to stem the blitz so far, but that he was worried about a dwindling supply of arms, according to a senior European Union official.

Zelenskyy¡¯s message, according to the senior official: Can you help us with weapons? Can you coordinate EU offers?