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European leaders back Zelensky as Ukraine-US ties fray over Trump’s Russia sanctions lift

Agence France-Presse · South China Morning Post

Published 16 Oct 2026, 9:14 pm·1 h ago·1 min read

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European leaders on Friday rallied around Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky as Kyiv’s ties with US President Donald Trump have nosedived and worries grow that US leader is increasingly siding with Russia. Relations between Kyiv and Washington have soured since last week, when Trump eased sanctions on Russia in exchange for Moscow releasing large amounts of diesel onto global markets. Zelensky infuriated Trump further by ordering Ukraine’s forces to restart strikes on Russian oil refineries in...

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