EU says 'Ukraine a democracy, Putin's Russia not' after Trump comments

20/02/2025 13:39 France 24

In an extraordinary rift, Trump said that Zelensky was a "dictator without elections" who should act quickly or lose his country. The European Union hit back by saying that "President Zelensky was legitimately elected in free, fair and democratic elections." Analysis by FRANCE 24 Chief Foreign Editor, Rob Parsons.

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