The new world order: US and Russia vs. Zelensky and Europe

Published March 3, 2025 7:19am ET



CONTINENTAL DIVIDE: Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an angry, voices-raised exchange in the Oval Office, Zelensky was feted by America’s closest European allies, who met in the U.K. amid the festering animosity between Trump and Zelensky.

“Let me just say that you’re very, very welcome here in Downing Street,” Keir Starmer told Zelensky, as the Ukrainian president arrived at the prime minister’s residence Saturday to the sound of cheers of Londoners gathered on the street. “That is the people of the United Kingdom coming out to demonstrate how much they support you, how much they support Ukraine, and our absolute determination to stand with you,” Starmer said. “We stand with you, with Ukraine, for as long as it may take.”

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