Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he believes it’s time for the creation of an “armed forces of Europe”, including “our army is not enough”.
Talking on the Munich Safety Convention, the Ukrainian president stated Europe can’t rule out the likelihood that “America might say no to Europe on issues that threaten it”.
Ukraine has been defending itself from Russia’s land, air and sea invasion for practically three years.
Mr Zelenskyy famous that many leaders have lengthy spoken about how Europe wants its personal army.
“I really believe that time has come,” he instructed the convention in Germany.
“The armed forces of Europe must be created.”
His feedback come after US President Donald Trump held a name with each Mr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week, to try to kickstart a negotiating course of to finish the warfare in Ukraine.
Mr Trump then instructed reporters on the White Home that he did not see any means “that a country in Russia’s position” might enable Ukraine to hitch NATO.
He’s additionally pushing for Europe to offer extra assist for Kyiv, and the US to spend much less.
The US president, who was sworn in on 20 January, stated his first assembly with the Kremlin chief would “probably” happen quickly in Saudi Arabia.
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