Meanwhile, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hit back at Americans for meddling in his country’s election after U.S. Vice President JD Vance scolded European leaders over their approach to democracy and met with the leader of a German far-right party.
Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, meet for talks at the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb.15, 2025.
Ramping up his desire for a more muscular and mighty Europe, Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s three-year fight against Russia has proved that a foundation exists for the creation of a European army — an idea long discussed among some continental leaders.
Zelenskyy said his idea wasn’t about replacing NATO. “This is about making Europe’s contribution to our partnership equal to America’s,” he said. “You can have the Ukrainians, the Russians, and clearly the Americans at the table talking,” Kellogg said at an event hosted by a Ukrainian tycoon. Pressed on whether that meant Europeans will not be included, he said: “I’m a school of realism. I think that’s not going to happen.”
Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s foreign minister, described the new U.S. stance as a “moment of truth” that requires European leaders to overcome their differences and unite for a meaningful peace in Ukraine. Earlier, Scholz said he was “pleased” at what he called a shared commitment with the United States to “preserving the sovereign independence of Ukraine,” and agreed with Trump that the Russia-Ukraine war must end.
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