Zelenskyy arrived in London on Saturday before a summit organized by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The summit will also include leaders of France, Germany, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Turkey, Finland, Sweden, Cychy and Romania, as well as the Secretary General of NATO and the Presidents of the European Commission and the European Council. It will take place on Sunday.
THE Cry match that took place on Friday In the last minutes of the eagerly awaited meeting at the White House between Trump and Zelenskyy, he seemed to rush, at least for the moment, the Ukrainian hopes that the United States could be locked as a reliable partner to help repel and conclude the three-year assault in Russia.
President Trump threatened Zelenskyy at the meeting to conclude an agreement with Russia or “we came out” and Vance accused the Ukrainian chief of being “disrespectful”. Zelenskyy has kept an equal tone throughout the exchange, even if Mr. Trump and Vance have sometimes raised their voice.
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and Secretary of State Marco Rubio asked Zelenskyy and Ukrainian officials to leave the White House. The eruption has also derailed the plans to sign an economic agreement between the United States and Ukraine. In an interview with Fox News, Waltz rejected the suggestions of Trump criticisms that the president and Vice-president JD Vance “Embuscaté” Zelenskyy, and said that the Ukrainian leader “did not obtain the note that this is a new sheriff in the city”.
Europoris officers rallied Zelenskyy in the midst of the benefits of the combative meeting.
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Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala says that “Europe is faced with a historical test” and must be able to take care of itself: “No one else will.”
Fiala said on Saturday that Europe must increase its military support to Ukraine and European countries was to increase their weapons expenses to “at least” 3% of GDP.
“If we do not increase our efforts quickly enough and let the aggressor dictate his conditions, we will not end well,” he said.
Populist Prime Minister Slovak Robert Fico has repeated that his country will not provide military or financial support that will help him fight Russia. Fico also demanded an emergency summit in Brussels in Brussels accepting a call to an immediate ceasefire on Thursday, “which is something that President Zelenskyy and the majority of EU member states refuse to do.” Fico said his country also wanted the summit specifically to Ukraine Reopen the transit of Russian gas in Europe.
He warned that if the summit does not comply with Slovak requests, “the European Council may not be able to agree on its position concerning Ukraine on Thursday.”
Poland President Andrzej Duda called Zelenskyy to return to the negotiating table to ensure the security of his country, arguing that only the United States is able to stop the Russian attack. Duda is a fervent supporter of Ukraine and has friendly links with Trump.
“Volodymyr Zelenskyy should return to this table, calmly sit at this table, stay calm, negotiate a solution that makes Ukraine safe,” Duda told journalists in Poland.
He said he saw no other strength than the United States that could stop the Russian aggression. Russia said on Saturday that it had shot down three Ukrainian drones which targeted part of the Turkstream gas pipeline infrastructure, which transports Russian gas across the Black Sea in Turkey and Europe.
The French Minister of the Armed Forces claims that France’s nuclear deterrence will remain the prerogative of the country’s president while European leaders were reflecting on means of strengthening their security in the midst of uncertainty over American support. Sébastien Lecornu published a clarification on the social network X on Saturday after the French president Emmanuel Macron said he was ready to Open discussions on possible European nuclear deterrence.
“Our nuclear deterrence is French, and it will remain: from the design and production of our weapons, to their deployment on the decision of the President of the Republic,” said Lecornu. “He protects the vital interests of France, that the Head of State is responsible for the definition.”
The future German leader Friedrich Merz suggested that Great Britain and France could “share” their nuclear weapons in the future.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that “a new era of harmful” had started in the wake of Trump’s treatment from Zelenskyy to the White House, but judged that it only increased her country’s commitment to Ukraine.
“Many of you will have slept unnecessarily tonight against the unspeakable videos of the White House. Frankly, me too. “Our horror is greater today than before, but our commitment to the inhabitants of Ukraine, our own security and peace in Europe.”
She described Ukraine as “part of free and democratic Europe” and said that he was no doubt about who is the aggressor and who is “the courageous defender” of the war.