The Ukrainian president’s comments came as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hit back at Americans for meddling in his country’s election.
: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the time has come for the creation of an “armed forces of Europe” because the United States may no longer be counted on to support the continent.
Ramping up his desire for a more muscular Europe, Zelensky said that Ukraine’s nearly three-year fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion has proved that a foundation exists for the creation of a European army – an idea long discussed among some leaders on the continent.Loading Russia’s Foreign Ministry and the US State Department said on Saturday that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had spoken by phone. Rubio reaffirmed Trump’s “commitment to finding an end to the conflict in Ukraine. In addition, they discussed the opportunity to potentially work together on a number of other bilateral issues”, US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.
Keith Kellogg, Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, all but cut Europeans out of any Ukraine-Russia talks, despite Zelensky’s call for Europe to take part.
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