EU Leaders Plan to Ask Zelensky to Tone Down Public Criticism of Trump
European Union leaders plan to ask Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to ease his public criticism of US President Donald Trump, the Financial Times reports.
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Leaders of European Union (EU) countries plan to ask Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to reduce his public criticism of US President Donald Trump. The British newspaper the Financial Times reports this, citing three unnamed sources.
Why the request is planned
European leaders are reportedly concerned that relations between Kyiv and Washington could only get worse from here. They therefore want the Ukrainian president to be more restrained in his public remarks about Trump.
What is known about the sourcing
The report rests on three anonymous sources whom the newspaper does not identify. The source text gives no further details about the form or timing of the request, or how it might be conveyed to Zelensky. It also includes no comment from Ukrainian, US or EU officials.
