Zelenskyy ‘ready for elections’ but says vote is ‘a question for the people of Ukraine, not other states’ – Europe live

Ukrainian president’s comments came after US president Donald Trump accused him of clinging to powerMeanwhile, the Kremlin said US President Donald Trump’s latest statements on Ukraine – in which he said Moscow will win the war and that Kyiv will have to cede land – align with Russia’s view, AFP reported.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Trump’s recent comments were “very important” and added:“In many ways, on the subject of Nato membership, on the subject of territories, on the subjects of how Ukraine is losing land, it is in tune with our understanding.”On the same day that Donald Trump received his made-to-order “peace prize” from his newest pal, Fifa president “Johnny” Infantino, his administration published an equally gaudy national security strategy. The relatively short document oozes Trump and Trumpism. It starts out with the typically modest claim that the president has brought “our nation – and the world – back from the brink of catastrophe and disaster”.Even if the strategy mostly formalises the ongoing actions and statements of Trump and his administration, it should be heeded as a warning for the world, and Europe in particular. Continue reading...