As such, Ukraine can become the EU's key partner in 'green' steel and the development of industrial value chains. To this end, channeling EU resources and funding from global financial institutions towards the country's post-war recovery — and industry — will be a prerequisite.

Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has attacked Europe as weak in the face of the U.S. and President Donald Trump.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized European leaders, accusing them of failing to act when it comes to defending Ukraine against Russia. “Europe loves to discuss the future, but avoids taking action today, action that defines what kind of future we will have,” Zelensky said at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized Europe's response ​to the Greenland dispute with the U.S., saying the ​continent needed to show more courage ⁠and describing it ‍as ⁠a "fragmented ​kaleidoscope" of small and middle powers.

Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani responded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s criticism of the EU, emphasizing that "Europe has guaranteed Ukraine’s independence," Il Giornale reports.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Europe should also aim to build large armed forces given Russia's plans to expand its army to 3.5 million personnel, adding that such an effort cannot succeed without the experience of Ukraine's military.

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the settlement in Ukraine with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys during marathon overnight talks, and the Kremlin insisted that the territorial issue need

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said earlier this week that around 4,000 buildings in the capital Kyiv were still without heating and most of the city was cut off from electricity after Russian strikes.