Zelenskyy addresses Trump gripe with offer to hold elections if allies help; Syrski outlines territorial losses and gains around Pokrovsk. What we know on day 1,386
Pope Leo XIV has insisted Europe must have a role in any Ukraine peace deal and criticised what he said was the Trump administration’s effort to “break apart” the US-European alliance. Leo spoke after meeting with Ukraine’s visiting president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “Seeking a peace agreement without including Europe in the talks is unrealistic, given the war is in Europe,” said the pope. “Guarantees are also being sought for security today and in the future. Europe must be part of this, and unfortunately not everyone understands this, but I think there is a great opportunity for European leaders to unite and seek a solution together.”
The Trump administration has released a US national security strategy that aggressively deprecates the US-European alliance. Leo said what he had read would “make a huge change in what was for many, many years a true alliance between Europe and the United States.” Additionally, some comments by Donald Trump suggest an effort “trying to break apart what I think needs to be an alliance today and in the future”. While some people in the US may agree with that effort, “I think many others would see things in a different way”, he said.
