Trump calls European leaders ‘weak’ and accuses Zelensky of ‘using war to avoid elections’

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, accused this Tuesday the European Union (EU), which he accuses of being a group of “declining” countries run by “weak” people.

This he said in an interview with Politico, in which he once again distanced himself from the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyquestioning even his legitimacy stating again that Ukraine is holding elections.

“I think they’re weak. But I also think they want to be so politically correct that they don’t know what to do. “Europe doesn’t know what to do.”Trump told European leaders.

Last week, the Trump administration also attacked the EU through its US national security strategy, in which it warned against “erasure of civilization” from Europe for his immigration policy and the allegations Brussels censorship of freedom of expression and even political opposition.

Regarding the war in Ukraine, the US president blamed European leaders “they talk but they do not produce” and meanwhile “the war goes on and on”.

“They’re not doing a good job. Europe is not doing a good job in many ways,” Trump continued. “They don’t know what to do,” he added.

Trump also attacked Zelensky, who he once again pressured to accept his peace plan: “He’s going to have to wake up and start accepting things.”

The American president was angry with the Ukrainian because, as he said, The latest version of the proposal to end the war has not been read. “It would be nice if you read it,” he said.

In the interview, Trump emphasized his desire for Ukraine to hold elections as soon as possible, since no elections have been held in the country since 2019.

“I think it’s time. I think it’s an important time to have elections. They use war to avoid electionsbut I think the Ukrainian people should have this opportunity. Maybe Zelensky would win. “I don’t know,” he said.

The Republican had already called elections for February 2025, accusing Zelensky of benefiting from very little support and of clinging to power in the midst of war. On social networks He even called him a “dictator without elections,” supporting the Russian narrative that Zelensky lacks legitimacy. despite the fact that the Ukrainian Constitution prohibits elections under martial law.​

“I’m disappointed”

asset once again plays the trick of putting pressure on Zelenskyin a moment of weakness the corruption scandal that affected his government, to force him to sign peace with Russia. The American president, after several days of intense negotiations between delegations from Washington, kyiv and Moscow, affirmed this Sunday that his Ukrainian counterpart “does not want” to sign the plan cooked by your Administration.

“I’m a little disappointed that President Zelensky hasn’t read the proposal yet. His people like it, but he doesn’t,” Trump said in an exchange with reporters before participating in the Kennedy Center Honors. And he added: “I think Russia agrees, but I’m not sure Zelensky agrees with that.. Its residents love it. But he’s not ready.”

Trump’s criticism of Zelensky comes after U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators concluded three days of talks aimed at narrowing differences over the U.S. administration’s proposal. However, the Republican president again suggests that it is the Ukrainian leader who is in the way the progress of the negotiations.

Zelensky met this Monday in London with the leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Germany and assured that European partners maintained “a common position” in order to find a solution to the war.

The Ukrainian president insisted that will not cede Ukrainian territory to Russia and hopes to present a new peace plan this Tuesday revised according to Kyiv’s position with American negotiators.