Zelensky calls for ‘armed forces of Europe’ as EU leaders bristle at new US policies on Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called at the Munich Security Conference in February 2025 for the creation of "armed forces of Europe," saying the continent could no longer count on U.S. support, as European leaders bristled at new U.S. policies on Ukraine.

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