Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Europe of being “lost” and trying to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to help them, rather than uniting to defend itself.
“Instead of taking the lead in defending freedom worldwide, especially when America’s focus shifts elsewhere, Europe looks lost trying to convince the U.S. president to change,” he said in a strongly worded address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, after nearly four years of war with Russia.
“President Trump loves who he is, and he says he loves Europe, but he will not listen to this kind of Europe,” Zelenskyy said. He had met Trump in private shortly before his speech.
“Europe still feels more like geography, history, a tradition, not a real political force, not a great power,” Zelenskyy added.
“Some Europeans are really strong, it’s true, but many say ‘we must stand strong’, and they always want someone else to tell them how long they need to stand strong, preferably until the next election.”
