7 hours ago · Brussels
Zelensky rallies EU support as Trump says Ukraine leader 'more difficult to deal with than Putin'
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What we know
The US president launches a new wave of blistering criticism at Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels.
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- Picked up by BBC News World
Zelensky rallies EU support as Trump says Ukraine leader 'more difficult to deal with than Putin'
- New development reported by BBC News World
Zelensky says Ukraine has right to defend itself after Trump criticism
Same story, different outlets
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- BBC NewsZelensky says Ukraine has right to defend itself after Trump criticism
- GDELT Global News DOC APITrump says Zelensky is harder to deal with than Putin