"We must build the Armed Forces of Europe so that Europe's future depends only on Europeans and decisions about Europe are made in Europe," Zelenskyy said in a speech at the Munich Security Conference on Feb.

Ukraine has intelligence that Russia plans to send troops to its ally Belarus this summer under the pretense of training exercises, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday.

Volodymyr Zelensky has called for the creation of an “army of Europe”, suggesting the continent could not rely on Donald Trump’s United States for its defence. The president of Ukraine warned “America might say no to Europe on issues that threaten it” because “the old days are over”.