At a crucial time for transatlantic relations, tensions escalated in the White House on Friday when former U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance sharply criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. During a heated exchange, they accused Kyiv of being ungrateful and exaggerating its diplomatic leverage.
The fallout from the meeting has raised concerns about the future of Western support for Ukraine.
Amid these growing tensions between the U.S. and its allies, European leaders are taking steps to reaffirm their backing for Kyiv. French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet in London on Sunday to demonstrate solidarity with Ukraine.
The high-profile summit will also include Zelenskyy, alongside key European figures such as Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and European Council President António Costa.
Meanwhile, Germany’s foreign minister has urged the Bundestag to immediately release a stalled €3 billion aid package for Ukraine and pressed the European Council to approve a broader financial and military assistance plan.
She also issued a direct warning about the changing rhetoric from Washington, emphasizing the dangers of distorting the reality of the conflict.
“We must never allow a reversal of perpetrator and victim,” she stated. “Such a reversal would undermine international law—and, in doing so, jeopardize the security of most nations. In the long run, it would also have grave consequences for the United States itself.”
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