The Oval Office *spat* prompted European #allies to mount a spirited defence of the embattled Ukrainian President #Zelensky.
On Sat, the #EU's top diplomat, #KajaKallas, warned that it had "become clear that the free world needs a new leader. It is up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge."
Friedrich #Merz, who is expected to become #Germany's next chancellor, wrote that he stood w/ #Ukraine "in good & testing times", adding: "We must never confuse aggressor & victim in this terrible war."