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European allies pledge more support for Ukraine at ‘crossroads in history’

PBS News Hour - Segments

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2025

⏱️ 3 minutes

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After his Oval Office dressing down on Friday, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy faced a much friendlier group Sunday as he met with European leaders in London. Zelenskyy said he’s still willing to sign the minerals deal he was in Washington to sign on Friday and wants to repair his relationship with President Trump. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from London. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

Good evening. I'm John Yang. After his Oval Office dressing down on Friday, Ukrainian President

0:07.5

Volodemar Zelensky faced a much friendlier group today as he met with European leaders in London.

0:13.7

Zolonsky said he's still ready to sign the minerals deal he was in Washington to sign on Friday

0:18.5

and wants to repair his relationship with President Trump.

0:22.2

Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant in London has our report.

0:28.0

What a difference a weekend makes? After being humiliated in the Oval Office,

0:33.3

President Zelensky was back in the warm embrace of fellow Europeans bearing gifts.

0:39.3

Very, very welcome here in Downing Street.

0:42.5

As peacemaker between Ukraine and the White House, Britain's Kirstama reported back to President Trump.

0:48.3

The United Kingdom, along with France and possibly one or two others, will work with Ukraine on a plan to stop the fighting,

0:57.0

and then we'll discuss that plan with the United States.

1:01.0

Then, at a special security conference in London,

1:04.0

Zelensky was promised more support from what Stama calls

1:07.0

a coalition of willing European partners.

1:10.0

We are at a crossroads in history today.

1:12.6

This is not a moment for more talk.

1:15.6

It's time to act, time to step up and lead, and to unite around a new plan for a just and enduring peace.

1:25.6

As the summit got underway, Ukrainians and their supporters paraded their disgust at what they

1:31.6

perceived as the Trump administration's appeasement of Russia.

1:35.8

Among those dismayed at the Oval Office scenes was Finland's President Alexander Stubb.

1:40.8

Probably a wake-up call.

1:42.7

And conversations that I've had since in the past 72 hours are pretty much about let's move

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