Zelensky talks tough to European leaders about little progress on ending war: ‘Groundhog day’

Published January 22, 2026 10:54am ET



Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized his fellow European leaders for making little progress in helping end the war and expanding their national defenses in a fiery speech at the Davos World Economic Forum.

“Europe loves to discuss the future, but avoids taking action today, action that defines what kind of future we will have. That is the problem,” he said, and the topic became a theme of his roughly 10-minute address to world leaders.

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