The leaders of the most powerful European countries issued a joint statement in support of Ukraine following reports of a rift between US president Donald Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.  

The war in Ukraine seems to be at a pivotal point. The Russian forces are making slow but costly progress. The Ukrainian military is fighting hard but does not seem to have the resources to counterattack. The United States is changing tack repeatedly on the issue and does not provide the military assistance it used to.

In response to a reported rift between Trump and Zelenskyy, the leaders of eight European nations (the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Poland), as well as the head of the European Union, issued a joint statement in support of Ukraine.  

The Europeans began by highlighting their points of agreement with the White House.  

“We strongly support President Trump’s position that the fighting should stop immediately, and that the current line of contact should be the starting point of negotiations. We remain committed to the principle that international borders must not be changed by force,” the European leaders 

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