Get out of Greenland mode and stand up for yourself, Zelenskyy tells Europe

The Guardian 1 min read 2 months ago

<p>Ukraine president accuses EU leaders of waiting for direction from Donald Trump in blistering speech at Davos</p><p>Volodymyr Zelenskyy has taken aim at Europe in a fiery speech at Davos, accusing leaders of being in “Greenland mode” as they waited for leadership from Donald Trump on Ukraine and other geopolitical crises rather than taking action themselves.</p><p>The Ukrainian president’s call to arms, targeting some of Kyiv’s top allies, capped a week of extraordinary diplomatic drama at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort, where European leaders scrambled to end a standoff with the White House over Greenland, and several western leaders – led by Canada’s Mark Carney – called for stronger pushback against Trump’s territorial ambitions and political whims.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/22/zelenskyy-accuses-eu-leaders-waiting-direction-donald-trump-greenland">Continue reading...</a>
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