Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at the European headquarters for the EU-Western Balkans summit, in Brussels, on December 14, 2023. EU and Western Balkans leaders are meeting in Brussels in what is seen as an opportunity to reaffirm the EU membership's perspective of the Western Balkans. The crunch summit in Brussels, which diplomats fear could drag on longer than the two days planned, comes as fears mount over Western backing for Ukraine nearly two years into Russia's war. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)