War in Ukraine: Zelensky calls on Europe to “act for its own good” in front of Russia

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky called Europe this Saturday “to act for his own good” and to have “his own armed forces” to defend himself against Russia. His position comes at a time when the Trump administration maintains doubts about the involvement of the United States in the security of the continent.

“From now on, things will be different and Europe needs to adapt to this (…) I believe in Europe (…) and I urge you to act for your own property”, He declared at the Munich on security conference in Germany. “America will not offer guarantees (security) Unless the own guarantees of Europe are solid, “he insisted, in a speech in English before an exchange of questions and answers.

Against the exclusion of kyiv of negotiations

He also enjoined Europe to have “a unified foreign policy” and “coordinated” so that “the end of the war (a Ukraine) or our first common success ”. “No decisions about Ukraine without Ukraine, no decisions about Europe without Europe,” he continued, saying that “if we are excluded from negotiations concerning our own future, then we lose all “.

“I really believe that the time has come to create the armed forces of Europe,” he also suggested. “The time when America supported Europe simply because it had always done it is over,” he warned.

He also accused Russia again of struck on Friday with a drone the ark of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. This attack shows, according to him, that Russia “does not want peace” and “does not prepare for dialogue”.

According to Volodymyr Zelensky, Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot offer real security guarantees, not only because it is a liar, but because Russia, in its current state, war is necessary to keep power” . “The world must be protected from this,” continued the Ukrainian leader, saying that “Poutine lies, he is predictable”.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk reacted by believing that “Europe is urgently needs its own action plan concerning Ukraine and our security, if not other global players will decide our future”. NATO (Organization of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Mark Rutte said that European leaders “now entered the concrete planning phase” of possible security guarantees for Ukraine, without more precision . The conflict goes beyond the Ukrainian question alone, abounded the Danish Prime Minister, puts Frederiksen. “This war (…) concerns the imperial dreams of Russia and its desire to make decisions on European issues”.