French far-right chief Marine Le Pen slammed the aggravating change between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a “slap within the face” for Europe, caution that the continent’s safety stays on the mercy of Washington.
Talking on the Salon de l’Agriculture farming exhibition in Paris Saturday morning, the Nationwide Rally baby-kisser argued that the disagreement underscored Europe’s loss of strategic autonomy, channeling the Gaullist custom of skepticism towards U.S. affect. Whilst she described the face-off as “understandably aggravating” given the “very tricky” state of affairs, she performed down its importance past optics.
At Friday’s assembly on the White Space, Trump and U.S. Vice President JD Vance berated Zelenskyy, accusing the Ukrainian president of revealing inadequate gratitude for U.S. enhance. The conflict ended with Trump canceling a deliberate press convention and halting the deliberate signing of a framework minerals deal between the 2 nations.