Zelensky urges EU-US unity at bloc's last summit before Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : The EU has said it stands ready to ramp up support for Syria -- but has laid out a raft of conditions the new authorities must respect.
52% : Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky attended the last EU summit in Brussels before Donald Trump returns to the White HouseDonald Trump loomed large over EU leaders Thursday at their last summit before he reclaims power in the United States, with President Volodymyr Zelensky saying only transatlantic unity can "save" Ukraine.
37% : The EU imposed punishing economic sanctions on swathes of the Syrian economy as Assad pursued his brutal civil war.
34% : "UN agencies tell us that risks remain for both individuals and ethnic groups," said von der Leyen.
23% : EU leaders -- keen not to be left on the sidelines -- are scrambling to come up with their own plans as fears swirl that Trump could pull US support for Kyiv and force it to make painful concessions to Moscow.
23% : It is not just Ukraine that is bracing for Trump, with the EU itself fretting about his impact and threats of trade tariffs.
21% : Trump moves into the White House next month having pledged to bring a swift end to a conflict that NATO says has left over one million dead and wounded since Russian President Vladimir Putin's 2022 invasion.

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