US EditionZelenskyy says Europe 'looks lost' and living in 'Groundhog Day' in scathing Davos address
Zelenskyy condemned Europe's slow, fragmented response to Russia's war, urging use of frozen assets and unified defense, while calling Europe a 'fragmented kaleidoscope,' citing 20% Ukrainian land occupied.
- On Jan. 22, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Davos that `Europe looks lost` and criticized its slow progress, drawing parallels with `Groundhog Day`.
- Zelenskyy blamed fragmented European policy for Kyiv's plight, saying the EU spends too little on defense, acts slowly, balks at using frozen Russian assets, and fails to stop Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers.
- Zelenskyy underscored grim metrics, including Russia capturing about 20% of Ukraine, its defence minister last week reporting 200,000 desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, and Ukraine's reliance on Western aid despite boosting arms production.
- Diplomatically, Zelenskyy announced his Davos speech followed a productive meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, post-war security guarantees are done for ratification, and trilateral talks with the U.S. and Russia start in the United Arab Emirates Friday.
- Pointing to enforcement, Zelenskyy asked, `Is 2026 the year Europe will fend for itself?`, as Macron said France detained the Boracay, a sanctioned tanker, in full compliance with the UN Law of the Sea.
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Zelenskyy: repeated warnings to Europe feel like ‘Groundhog Day’
DAVOS, Switzerland — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted his European allies Thursday for what he portrayed as the continent’s slow, fragmented and inadequate response to Russia’s invasion nearly four years ago and its continued international aggression. Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Zelenskyy listed a litany of grievances and criticisms of Europe that he said have left Ukraine at the mercy of Russian Pre…
Zelenskyy drops brutal truth bombs upon European allies
Comparing its preference for talk over action to Bill Murray's comedy classic, Mr Zelenskyy says Europe is a "fragmented kaleidoscope of small and middle powers", endlessly talking about what needs to be done, without doing it.
Zelenskyy blasts EU's lack of 'political will' against Russia and Trump
Davos, Switzerland — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday blasted the EU's lack of "political will" in countering Russian leader Vladimir Putin, during a fiery address criticizing some of Kyiv's top allies at the World Economic Forum.
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