The leaders met at a European summit in Hungary amid fears President-elect Trump might curb aid to Ukraine.

Summary

At a European summit in Budapest, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of the UK’s “iron-clad” support for Ukraine amidst concerns over potential shifts in U.S. aid following Donald Trump’s election victory.

European leaders, including Hungary’s Viktor Orban, emphasized the need for Europe to take more responsibility for its defense, with Orban cautioning against over-reliance on the U.S.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned of the threats posed by Russia and its allies, while Starmer urged Ukraine’s allies to strengthen their commitment to supporting Kyiv.

  • Maalus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    71·
    4 months ago

    As a Russian, you are losing this war. You don’t get to have a vote, you’ll get conscripted against your will and will be gone within 3 months.

    • kookaburra@lemmy.mlEnglish
      11·
      4 months ago

      Just a friendly reminder that in the real world, the country that cancelled its presidential elections this year and is conducting forced mobilization is Ukraine. In Russia, the presidential elections were held six months ago and the forced mobilization ended two years ago.

      • Maalus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        4 months ago

        ~.ml ~real world ~russian elections

        Sure buddy. After all there are no conscripts in Kursk :))))))

        • kookaburra@lemmy.mlEnglish
          1·
          4 months ago

          Oh i thought that according to .world’s lore it’s NK soldiers fighting for the bowl of rice there… I’ll have to educate myself better with your mythology. Anyway, in real world draftees were deployed there exactly because it wasn’t warzone. Could you please provide some links to proof that they are actively used there right now?