“A hero and a coward met”: how the world reacts to the dispute between Trump and Zelensky

Foreign leaders and politicians are expressing support for Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelensky after failed talks in the United States.

Poland

“Dear Volodymyr Zelensky, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone,” wrote Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

France

“There is an aggressor, which is Russia, and a people who have been subjected to aggression, which is Ukraine. We must respect those who, from the very beginning, fought for their children, for the security and protection of Europe,” said French President Emmanuel Macron.

Spain

“Ukraine, Spain is with you,” wrote the head of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez, on the X microblog.

USA

“Today, a hero and a coward met in the Oval Office. And when the meeting is over, the hero will go home to Ukraine,” California Senator Adam Schiff wrote online.

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