Zelensky drums up European backing as Trump ties slump

France 24·October 17, 2026 at 9:25 AM

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged EU leaders Friday to keep financing Kyiv's fight with nearly $80 billion more next year, as he insisted he was standing up for his country amid a fresh row with US President Donald Trump.

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