Zelenskiy tells Europe: have courage to finally 'act now'


Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks to the media at the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Romina Amato

KYIV, Jan 22 (Reuters) - President ‌Volodymyr Zelenskiy criticised Europe on Thursday as a "fragmented ‌kaleidoscope of small and middle powers" lacking courage ‌to act decisively and facing a dark future unless it stood up to U.S. and Russian power.

In some of his toughest remarks ‍to key allies of Kyiv, Zelenskiy urged ‍Europe not to "degrade" itself ‌by failing to stand up to Russian aggression and ‍U.S. President ​Donald Trump's aspiration to control Greenland.

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