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Zelensky rallies EU support as Trump says Ukraine leader 'more difficult to deal with than Putin'
The US president launches a new wave of blistering criticism at Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels.

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EU leaders rally around Zelenskiy as Trump calls Ukrainian strikes on Russia a disgrace
Zelensky praises ‘real leaders’ in Europe as his relationship with Trump deteriorates
Trump Puts New Russia Sanctions Passed by Congress on Hold, Saying Waiver Is in US National Interest
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that puts on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause was in the national interest

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Ukraine strikes Russian refineries as Trump criticizes Kyiv over fuel prices
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Zelenskiy says Russia attacked Ukrainian energy sector 76 times in past week
Trump waives many Russia-related sanctions, tariffs before they were to take effect under new law
The legislation, whose primary backer in Congress was the late Senator Lindsey Graham, would have imposed tariffs of up to 100% within 30 days on all goods brought into the US from the five largest im...

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Trump 'completely wrong' to restrict support for Ukraine, Italian minister tells BBC
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Ukraine's Zelenskiy blasts US-Russian diesel deal, welcomes bigger European role in peace process

Trump, Politico and Zelensky

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EU did not ask Zelenskyy to "tone down" on Trump – Politico
Politico, citing its sources among EU diplomats, has written that European Union leaders did not exert any pressure on President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy to tone down his remarks on Washington o...

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Zelensky Asked If He Is Trump’s ‘Scapegoat’ For Political Problems
Zelenskyy responds with a smile to question about being Trump’s scapegoat
Zelenskyy: Trump is letting Putin off
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is still balancing diplomatic intervention and a country at war as Trump flip-flops on the US intervention proposals and who to side with in the conflict.

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Hilarious moment Zelensky responds to Trump question with only a cheeky smile: ‘This is my answer’
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Zelenskyy urges support for new US sanctions on Russia after Trump puts them on hold
‘This is my answer’: Zelenskyy smiles at suggestion he is a scapegoat for Trump’s problems – Europe live
He also takes note of Russia’s own actions to place European companies in Russia under state-mandated administration, and says the government will examine these cases closely.

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Trump Criticizes Zelensky and Praises Putin in New Interview
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Zelenskyy brilliantly mugs Trump off – without saying a word
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Trump's war with the EU: How US president's hatred of the European bloc has exploded - fuelled by migrant crisis, rise of radical Islam and NATO 'freeloading'

Trump has not shied away from heated spats with Europe, which his administration accused of being on the brink of 'civilizational erasure' last December.

Yvette Cooper's thinly veiled swipe at Donald Trump over Russia sanctions block as UK sends warning to Putin

Yvette Cooper said the UK takes a 'different view' to Donald Trump on Ukraine after he halted a package of sanctions on Russia just two days before they were due to come into force
The Economist

World in Brief: Trump targets Fed governor; China and the EU reach auto agreement

Mr Trump said he had reached an agreement with Vladimir Putin to supply a quantity of Russian diesel fuel to America and the global marketplace. Shortly afterwards America’s Treasury Department granted a licence for certain Russian diesel exports—which would otherwise have contravened sanctions—until April 2027.
Fair Observer

FO Exclusive: Canada Breaks up With the US and Flirts With the EU

In the September 2026 episode of FO Exclusive, Atul Singh and Glenn Carle examine how US President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war
The Business Standard

Trump says EU paid Russia $250b as he defends diesel deal with Putin

In a post on Truth Social, Trump defended the move as consistent with his "America First" agenda. He claimed the European Union had paid Russia $250 billion for energy and accused media outlets of avoiding the issue. Trump did not provide calculations or specify the timeframe covered by the $250 billion figure.