US EditionZelensky Warns Europe Russia Looking to 'Escalate' War
European leaders consider defensive measures including a drone wall and a $165 billion EU loan to support Ukraine amid Russia's increasing drone incursions, Zelensky said.
- On Thursday, Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine's President, warned Europe that recent drone incursions showed Russia was looking to `escalate` its aggression and offered Ukraine's war-honed expertise to counter the threat.
- Drone sightings in Denmark and incursions in Estonia and Poland heightened fears of spillover, prompting European leaders from just under 50 countries to converge in Copenhagen under tight security.
- The EU is exploring using frozen Russian assets to fund a new 140-billion-euro loan, but Belgium, holding most assets, has reservations and seeks liability-sharing commitments.
- French President Emmanuel Macron urged Western countries to take a tougher line on Russian drones and said, `They can be destroyed, full stop`, while Bart De Wever warned the situation was `very, very risky`.
- Officials warned Russia aims to break the West and Europe, Zelensky cautioned the threat could occur `anywhere`, and senior officials said `We're going to move to uncharted waters`.
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At the Copenhagen summit, Volodimir Zelenski attacked Viktor Orban. The Ukrainian President asked the Hungarian Prime Minister not to buy oil and natural gas from Russia. The statement comes after the acid exchanges between the two leaders. Zelenski accused Hungary of violating the air space with drones, and Orban said Ukraine is not a sovereign country. The Ukrainian President further said that Russia has always had a purpose for the destructio…
Zelensky warns Europe Russia looking to ‘escalate’ war
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Europe on Thursday that recent drone incursions showed Russia was looking to "escalate" its aggression, as he offered his country's war-honed expertise to help counter the threat. European leaders from just under 50 countries converged on a conference centre in Copenhagen under tight security after mystery drone flights rattled Denmark.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned European leaders today that recent drone incursions indicate Russia intends to escalate its aggressive actions. He added that Ukraine is willing to share its experience gained in the war against Russia to help Europe jointly respond to the threat.
Russia wants to escalate the war and divide Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at the start of the European Political Community summit in Copenhagen. He was reacting, among other things, to recent violations of European airspace attributed to Russia. According to Zelensky, Europe must do the exact opposite of what Moscow expects, that is, act together and decisively. Russia is not a threat only to Ukraine, but to all of us, stre…
Recent drone incursions into Europe show that Russia is looking for "escalation", warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, calling on Europeans to mobilize alongside Ukraine, during a high-level meeting of...
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