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European leaders have recovered behind Volodymyr Zelensky after the furious exchange of Donald Trump with the Ukrainian president in the White House.
The leaders of Germany, France, Spain, Poland and the Netherlands were among those who published messages on social networks that support Ukraine, with Zelensky responding directly to each one to thank them for their support.
The Ukrainian president will travel to London this weekend to attend a summit organized by the United Kingdom Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, who “retains unwavering support for Ukraine,” Downing Street said.
It occurs after extraordinary scenes in the Oval office on Friday when the president of the United States faced Zelensky, telling him to reach an agreement with Russia “or we are out.”
At one point, Trump told Zelensky that he was not grateful enough for the military and political support of the United States during the Ukraine struggle against Russia’s invasion, and that he was “Game with World War Tres“
European leaders published a lot of messages of support for Ukraine after row, along with publications by the prime ministers of Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Zelensky responded to each one: “Thank you for your support.”
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, published: “There is an aggressor: Russia. There is a victim: Ukraine. We were right to help Ukraine and punish Russia three years ago, and continue doing so.”
Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof said that the Netherlands support Ukraine “now more than ever,” and added: “We want lasting peace and the end of the war of aggression initiated by Russia. For Ukraine and its people, and for Europe.”
Germany’s outgoing chancellor, Olaf Scholz, wrote that “nobody wants peace more than the citizens of Ukraine”, with his replacement as Friedrich Merz adding that “we are with Ukraine” and “we should never confuse aggressors and victims in this terrible war.”
The Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, said: “Ukraine, Spain is with you”, while his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk wrote: “Dear (Zelensky), dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.”
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, told Zelensky: “His dignity honors the courage of the Ukrainian people.”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canada “will continue with Ukraine and Ukraine to achieve fair and lasting peace.”
The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, published that his country had “proudly supported the brave people of Ukraine in his struggle to defend his sovereignty against the brutality of Russian aggression and in support of international law.”
There were also messages of support for Ukraine of political leaders in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Romania, Sweden and Slovenia.
However, Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orban, expressed his support for Trump, writing: “Strong men do peace, weak men make war. Today, President @realdonaldtrump was bravely for peace. Even if it was difficult for many to digest. Thank you, Mr. President!”
Zelensky left the White House early after his row with Trump, but then thanked the president of the United States on social networks for his support, saying: “Ukraine needs fair and lasting peace, and we are working exactly for that.”
Writing in the Messenger Telegram application on Saturday, Zelensky said it was “very important for us that Ukraine is heard and that nobody forgets that, neither during the war nor later.”
“It is important that people in Ukraine know that they are not alone, that their interests are represented in all countries, in every corner of the world,” he added.
In an interview with Fox News after his visit to the White House, Zelensky said his row with Trump “was not good for both parties,” but thought the relationship could be rescued.
The pair interrupted with each other Faced with the media during what was supposed to be a prelude for the two leaders who sign an agreement that would give the United States to the deposits of rare land minerals of Ukraine.
Friday’s conversation was attributed after the vice president of the United States, JD Vance, who was sitting next to other politicians in the room, told Zelensky that the war had to end through diplomacy.
Zelensky replied asking “What kind of diplomacy?”, Reference to a high -fire agreement in 2019, agreed three years before Russia’s large -scale invasion when Moscow was supporting and putting separatist combatants in eastern Ukraine.
The vice president accused Zelensky of being disrespectful and “litigating” the situation in front of the media.
The Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, has asked for a “without delay” summit between the United States, Europe and the allies in Ukraine.
The crispy conversations of Sir Keir at Downing Street on Sunday will see European leaders prepare efforts to monitor a future Ukraine peace agreement.
The United Kingdom Prime Minister believes that an agreement will have to involve US military assets that provide surveillance, intelligence and potentially combat dishes that provide air coverage to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin.
