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Zelenskyy Praises Europe's 'Real Leaders' as Support Talks Continue
· New York time
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has praised “real leaders” in Europe as his strained relationship with Trump overshadows an EU summit focused on further support for Ukraine, CNBC reports. The gathering combines the practical business of seeking assistance with the diplomatic burden of deteriorating relations across the Atlantic. The support question is central. Ukraine's president is engaging European leaders while a difficult relationship with the US president complicates the setting. That makes the summit both a venue for cooperation and a reminder that the partners around Ukraine are not operating in a frictionless political environment. Praising European leadership gives Zelenskyy's message a positive focus. It directs attention toward the people he is asking to help, even while the tension with Trump competes for the spotlight. Diplomacy occasionally resembles a group photograph in which the most consequential participant is the person everyone is trying not to discuss. The summit's focus does not by itself establish a new support package. Seeking further backing and securing particular commitments remain separate stages of the work. The immediate development is therefore a diplomatic effort under pressure: Zelenskyy is rallying European support while his relationship with Trump hangs over the meeting. The agenda contains Ukraine; the atmosphere contains a second, considerably less cooperative guest.
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