Zelenskyy drums up European backing as Trump ties slump
BRUSSELS, Belgium — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged EU leaders Friday to keep financing Kyiv's fight with nearly $80 billion more next year, as he insisted he was standing up for his country amid a fresh row with U.S. President Donald Trump. Kyiv's ties with Trump have nosedived after the U.S. leader eased sanctions on Russia as part of a deal to supply diesel. Trump branded Kyiv's…
BRUSSELS, Belgium — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought European Union support on Friday to continue funding Ukraine's conflict, requesting an additional $80 billion in the coming year. Zelenskyy defended his country's actions, stating he was fighting for Ukraine and its people alone. The tension between Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump has worsened, following Trump's decision to relax sanctions on Russia in exchange for diesel supplies.
Trump criticized Ukraine's actions, calling it a "disgrace" and claiming it was simpler to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin than with Zelenskyy after the latter ordered strikes on Russian refineries.
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