{"id":12716,"date":"2025-12-09T14:32:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T14:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=12716"},"modified":"2025-12-09T14:32:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T14:32:57","slug":"europe-a-decaying-group-of-nations-led-by-weak-people-trump-says-latest-updates-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=12716","title":{"rendered":"Europe a \u2018decaying\u2019 group of nations led by \u2018weak\u2019 people, Trump says \u2013 latest updates | World news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"liveblog-body\">\n<div id=\"pinned-post\" data-gu-marker=\"pinned-post\" data-component=\"pinned-post\" class=\"dcr-r5tmyr\">\n<div id=\"collapsible-body\" class=\"dcr-1axsptg\">\n<article class=\"block dcr-1xlsn8h\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Europe is &#8216;decaying&#8217; group of nations led by &#8216;weak&#8217; people, Trump says as he takes aim at European migration<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Meanwhile, <strong>US president Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised the EU and the European leaders in an interview with Politico, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/12\/09\/trump-dasha-burns-interview-europe-immigration-ukraine-00682016\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">published just now<\/a>, dismissing Europe as a \u201cdecaying\u201d group of nations led by \u201cweak\u201d people.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Speaking about European leaders, he said <strong>\u201cI think they are weak,\u201d<\/strong> and blamed them for being \u201cpolitically correct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cI think they don\u2019t know what to do,\u201d he added. <strong>\u201cEurope doesn\u2019t know what to do.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He praised <strong>Hungary<\/strong> and <strong>Poland<\/strong> for their track record on migration, but said that more broadly he was concerned about Europe as \u201cthey are allowing people to come in, unchecked, unvetted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Despite the pushback from Europe, <strong>Trump also reiterated that he would be prepared to support European leaders in domestic elections<\/strong> saying \u201cI\u2019ve endorsed people, but <strong>I\u2019ve endorsed people that a lot of Europeans don\u2019t like.<\/strong> I\u2019ve endorsed Viktor Orb\u00e1n.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"9a7d9d1d-f778-40fc-8747-4909f468dd8f\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">What <strong>Orb\u00e1n \u201chas really gotten right is the immigration because he allows nobody in his country <\/strong>and Poland has done a very good job in that respect, too, but most European nations, they\u2019re they\u2019re decaying,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Trump also said warned that Europe would also get \u201cmuch weaker\u201d as a result of migration,<\/strong> \u201cbecause the people coming in have a totally different ideology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He <strong>pointedly attacked his longstanding political enemy, London mayor Sadiq Khan,<\/strong> saying he is \u201ca disaster,\u201d adding: \u201cI hate what\u2019s happened to London, and I hate what\u2019s happened to Paris.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cEurope,<strong> they want to be politically correct, and it makes them weak. That\u2019s what makes them weak<\/strong>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump also added that <strong>European countries \u201cshould get the people out that came into the country illegally.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump also said he didn\u2019t have much hopes about European involvement in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Ukraine<\/a> peace talks, as <strong>\u201cthey talk, but they don\u2019t produce, and the war just keeps going on and on.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Europe a \u2018decaying\u2019 group of nations led by \u2018weak\u2019 people, Trump says \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/dec\/09\/ukraine-russia-lithuania-czech-republic-france-europe-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-693806f38f08c01b6ef5e157#block-693806f38f08c01b6ef5e157\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p><label for=\"pinned-post-checkbox\" id=\"pinned-post-button\" class=\"dcr-zw7tgl\"><span id=\"svgminus\" class=\"dcr-yhdhkr\"><\/span><span id=\"svgplus\" class=\"dcr-yhdhkr\"><\/span><\/label><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><span id=\"key-events-carousel-mobile\" \/><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\">Key events<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"key-events-carousel\" class=\"dcr-1huzjrd\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-1mdwrhd\">\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69382fee8f085272573c837d#block-69382fee8f085272573c837d\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 0 of 18\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-09T14:25:58.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-us\" title=\"Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 09:25 AM Eastern Standard Time\">6m ago<\/time>\n<p>Europe needs to continue supporting Ukraine and putting pressure on Russia, Irish, EU leaders say<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-693827da8f089e125a661446#block-693827da8f089e125a661446\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 1 of 18\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-09T13:46:48.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-us\" title=\"Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 08:46 AM Eastern Standard Time\">45m ago<\/time>\n<p>Zelenskyy about to meet Italy&#8217;s Meloni, who balances her loyalties between EU and US<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69381c158f0822e6061eba4f#block-69381c158f0822e6061eba4f\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 2 of 18\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2025-12-09T12:57:28.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-us\" title=\"Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 07:57 AM Eastern Standard Time\">2h ago<\/time><\/p>\n<p>Lithuania declares state of emergency over balloons from Belarus<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6938141d8f08a66fe8d3e07c#block-6938141d8f08a66fe8d3e07c\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 3 of 18\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2025-12-09T12:22:00.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-us\" title=\"Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 07:22 AM Eastern Standard Time\">2h ago<\/time><\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s latest attack on European leaders makes already awkward relationship even worse \u2014 snap analysis<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6938136d8f087aa9687823c9#block-6938136d8f087aa9687823c9\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 4 of 18\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2025-12-09T12:19:27.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-us\" title=\"Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 07:19 AM Eastern Standard Time\">2h ago<\/time><\/p>\n<p>Europe&#8217;s migration policy could make some countries &#8216;not viable,&#8217; Trump claims<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-693812878f08a66fe8d3e067#block-693812878f08a66fe8d3e067\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 5 of 18\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2025-12-09T12:17:26.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-us\" title=\"Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 07:17 AM Eastern Standard Time\">2h ago<\/time><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They talk too much, but they don&#8217;t produce,&#8217; Trump says of Europe&#8217;s thinking on Ukraine<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-693812408f08a66fe8d3e063#block-693812408f08a66fe8d3e063\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 6 of 18\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2025-12-09T12:13:31.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-us\" title=\"Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 07:13 AM Eastern Standard Time\">2h ago<\/time><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He&#8217;s going to have to &#8230; start accepting things,&#8217; Trump says on Zelenskyy<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6938111e8f08a66fe8d3e05d#block-6938111e8f08a66fe8d3e05d\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 7 of 18\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2025-12-09T12:11:44.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-us\" title=\"Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 07:11 AM Eastern Standard Time\">2h ago<\/time><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;No question&#8217; Russia in stronger position in Ukraine peace talks, Trump says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69380aa58f08ced8640c8b91#block-69380aa58f08ced8640c8b91\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 8 of 18\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2025-12-09T11:44:02.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-us\" title=\"Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 06:44 AM Eastern Standard Time\">3h ago<\/time><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s horrible what&#8217;s happening to Europe,&#8217; Trump says as he singles out Sweden and Germany on migration<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-693806f38f08c01b6ef5e157#block-693806f38f08c01b6ef5e157\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 9 of 18\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2025-12-09T11:36:56.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-us\" title=\"Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 06:36 AM Eastern Standard Time\">3h ago<\/time><\/p>\n<p>Europe is &#8216;decaying&#8217; group of nations led by &#8216;weak&#8217; people, Trump says as he takes aim at European migration<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-693806738f08c01b6ef5e143#block-693806738f08c01b6ef5e143\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 10 of 18\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2025-12-09T11:23:44.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-us\" title=\"Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 06:23 AM Eastern Standard Time\">3h ago<\/time><\/p>\n<p>Ukraine&#8217;s Zelenskyy thanks Pope Leo for support, repeats invitation to visit Ukraine<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6938015d8f08c01b6ef5e110#block-6938015d8f08c01b6ef5e110\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 11 of 18\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2025-12-09T11:02:51.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-us\" title=\"Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 06:02 AM Eastern Standard Time\">3h ago<\/time><\/p>\n<p>EU&#8217;s Kallas &#8216;sad&#8217; no agreement was reached with UK on defence fund participation<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6937fdf58f080d8b53ade946#block-6937fdf58f080d8b53ade946\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 12 of 18\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2025-12-09T10:49:35.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-us\" title=\"Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 05:49 AM Eastern Standard Time\">4h ago<\/time><\/p>\n<p>EU foreign policy chief warns against &#8216;walking into Russian traps&#8217; on Ukraine peace talks<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6937fce18f08e28876182898#block-6937fce18f08e28876182898\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 13 of 18\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2025-12-09T10:43:12.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-us\" title=\"Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 05:43 AM Eastern Standard Time\">4h ago<\/time><\/p>\n<p>Parts of US national security strategy &#8216;unacceptable&#8217; from European perspective, Germany&#8217;s Merz says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6937f8ac8f0825d4db1f6ccc#block-6937f8ac8f0825d4db1f6ccc\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 14 of 18\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2025-12-09T10:27:59.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-us\" title=\"Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 05:27 AM Eastern Standard Time\">4h ago<\/time><\/p>\n<p>US anti-EU statements amount to &#8216;provocation&#8217; as criticism should be aimed at &#8216;Russia perhaps,&#8217; foreign policy chief says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6937f12a8f0825d4db1f6c84#block-6937f12a8f0825d4db1f6c84\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 15 of 18\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2025-12-09T09:53:44.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-us\" title=\"Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 04:53 AM Eastern Standard Time\">5h ago<\/time><\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy meets Pope Leo to discuss war, prisoners, return of children<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6937e04c8f08b748c2a02656#block-6937e04c8f08b748c2a02656\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 16 of 18\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2025-12-09T08:57:02.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-us\" title=\"Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 03:57 AM Eastern Standard Time\">6h ago<\/time><\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy to meet with Pope Leo, Italy&#8217;s Meloni as peace talks continue<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-awhpi0\"><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6937db178f082d34f4482bd1#block-6937db178f082d34f4482bd1\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 17 of 18\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2025-12-09T08:49:04.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-us\" title=\"Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 03:49 AM Eastern Standard Time\">6h ago<\/time><\/p>\n<p>Morning opening: Welcome back Mr Babi\u0161<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-1vetsv0\"><button type=\"button\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-label=\"Move key events carousel backwards\" data-link-name=\"key event carousel left chevron\" class=\"dcr-160i9tk\"><span class=\"dcr-sy54ny\" \/><\/button><button type=\"button\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-label=\"Move key events carousel forwards\" data-link-name=\"key event carousel right chevron\" class=\"dcr-eh80sr\"><span class=\"dcr-sy54ny\" \/><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span id=\"filter-toggle-mobile\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-alru3r\"><label id=\"src-component-27059_description\" data-component=\"filter-key-events\" data-link-name=\"filter-key-events-on\" class=\"dcr-rrspei\"><button id=\"src-component-27059\" role=\"switch\" aria-labelledby=\"src-component-27059_description\" class=\"dcr-dh5oqp\" \/>Show key events only<\/p>\n<p><span>Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/label><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<article id=\"block-69382fee8f085272573c837d\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Europe needs to continue supporting Ukraine and putting pressure on Russia, Irish, EU leaders say<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Over in Dublin, Irish prime minister <strong>Miche\u00e1l Martin <\/strong>is now speaking at a press conference alongside the European Council\u2019s president, <strong>Ant\u00f3nio Costa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"6d7bc682-9ce8-4821-b53f-8ba3b826d87c\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Ireland&#8217;s prime minister Miche\u00e1l Martin (L) and European Council president Ant\u00f3nio Costa (C) wave as they meet during the latter&#8217;s visit to Dublin.<\/span> Photograph: Paul Faith\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He <strong>talks about \u201cthe need to continue and step up our support for Ukraine<\/strong>, political, military and financial,\u201d as the talks continue with hopes of securing \u201ca just and lasting peace as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He <strong>blames <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/russia\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Russia<\/a> for continuing attacks on Ukraine and the recent violation of EU airspace,<\/strong> calling them \u201creckless\u201d and \u201cthreatening European security and regional stability.\u201d <strong>\u201cThreat from Russia is real and impacts all EU member states,\u201d<\/strong> he says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Martin also po<strong>intedly speaks about the need to \u201cincrease pressure on Russia until it ends its injustifiable war,\u201d<\/strong> calling for urgent agreement on further financing for Ukraine, including the use of immobilised Russian assets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He also <strong>clearly backs Ukraine\u2019s ambitions to join the EU,<\/strong> which is important in the context of Ireland\u2019s upcoming EU presidency in the second half of 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Responding, <strong>Costa picks up on that theme<\/strong> as he says that Ireland is seen \u201cas a pro European country and an honest broker, and that will be very useful for the success of your presidency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">But he says that \u201cat a time of rising global tensions, it\u2019s never been more crucial to guarantee Europe\u2019s security,\u201d stressing <strong>the bloc continues \u201cworking on all fronts to stop Russia\u2019s war of aggression.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Costa also talks about the importance of next week\u2019s European Council summit expected to discuss further support for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201c<strong>Europe will remain Ukraine\u2019s strongest and most reliable partner,<\/strong> and this is what the European Council will deliver next week,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Europe a \u2018decaying\u2019 group of nations led by \u2018weak\u2019 people, Trump says \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/dec\/09\/ukraine-russia-lithuania-czech-republic-france-europe-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69382fee8f085272573c837d#block-69382fee8f085272573c837d\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-desktop dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<article id=\"block-693827da8f089e125a661446\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Zelenskyy about to meet Italy&#8217;s Meloni, who balances her loyalties between EU and US<\/h2>\n<div class=\"dcr-dzkvsd\">\n<div class=\"dcr-uae6pk\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-sa35sa\">Angela Giuffrida<\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><em>in Rome<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>We are expecting Ukraine\u2019s Zelenskyy to meet with Italy\u2019s Giorgia Meloni shortly, one of the European leaders that seem to still be in Trump\u2019s good books.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"b283ce19-a1da-4052-b0c6-7668988a9756\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, listens to Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, right, during a meeting earlier this year.<\/span> Photograph: Ukrainian Presidentia\/Planet Pix\/ZUMA Press Wire\/REX\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Meloni will endeavour to balance her loyalties between the EU and Washington<\/strong>, and while <strong>Italy is preparing aid to bolster Ukraine\u2019s energy network, she may urge Zelenskyy to accept territorial concessions to end the wa<\/strong>r, according to reports in the Italian press. Italy has also so far deemed it risky to use frozen Russian assets to fund reconstruction in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Writing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corriere.it\/politica\/25_dicembre_08\/il-difficile-equilibrio-del-governo-tra-ue-e-usa-0be3185b-83e0-4aec-b2e9-2e9014508xlk.shtml\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Corriere della Sera<\/a>, Massimo Franco said the Italian government will strive to avoid appearing to be an outsider in the peace talks after its absence in London, while asserting its autonomy.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Europe a \u2018decaying\u2019 group of nations led by \u2018weak\u2019 people, Trump says \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/dec\/09\/ukraine-russia-lithuania-czech-republic-france-europe-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-693827da8f089e125a661446#block-693827da8f089e125a661446\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-69381c158f0822e6061eba4f\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Lithuania declares state of emergency over balloons from Belarus<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Meanwhile, <strong>Lithuania has declared a state of emergency and asked parliament to authorise military support for police and border guards after a wave of smuggler balloons from Belarus repeatedly disrupted air traffic<\/strong> <strong>in recent months, Reuters reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"b0e8b870-ecd3-4148-9a88-578a897883d6\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">In this undated photo released by the State Border Guard Service, an officer inspects a balloon used to carry cigarettes into Lithuania.<\/span> Photograph: AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Vilnius airport has been closed several times due to the weather balloons,<\/strong> which Lithuania says are sent by smugglers transporting cigarettes and constitute a \u201chybrid attack\u201d by Belarus, a close ally of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/russia\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThe state of emergency is announced <strong>not only due to civil aviation disruptions but also due to interests of national security,<\/strong>\u201d interior minister <strong>Vladislav Kondratovi\u010d<\/strong> told a government meeting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Lithuanian <strong>government asked parliament to grant the military powers to act in concert with police, border guards and security forces<\/strong> during the state of emergency, as well as on its own, Kondratovic said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The emergency measures will last until the government calls them off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Belarus has denied responsibility<\/strong> for the balloons and accused Lithuania of provocations, including sending a drone to drop \u201cextremist material\u201c, which Lithuania denies, Reuters noted.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Europe a \u2018decaying\u2019 group of nations led by \u2018weak\u2019 people, Trump says \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/dec\/09\/ukraine-russia-lithuania-czech-republic-france-europe-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69381c158f0822e6061eba4f#block-69381c158f0822e6061eba4f\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-desktop dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<article id=\"block-6938141d8f08a66fe8d3e07c\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Trump&#8217;s latest attack on European leaders makes already awkward relationship even worse \u2014 snap analysis<\/h2>\n<div class=\"dcr-dzkvsd\">\n<div class=\"dcr-uae6pk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jakub_Krupa.png\" alt=\"Jakub Krupa\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-sa35sa\">Jakub Krupa<\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>These comments will do nothing to reassure European leaders concerned about the anti-EU outbursts over the weekend coming from the American right.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Sure, they are not <em>new new<\/em>, and we have known for some time that that\u2019s what Trump thinks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">But for him to repeat all these lines with some pride as he gets named by Politico as \u2018the most powerful person shaping Europe\u2019 at the same time as European leaders want \u2013 or, more accurately, really <em>need<\/em> \u2013 to stay close to him on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Ukraine<\/a> \u2026 <strong>it makes it all <\/strong><em><strong>very <\/strong><\/em><strong>complicated for everyone involved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Europe a \u2018decaying\u2019 group of nations led by \u2018weak\u2019 people, Trump says \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/dec\/09\/ukraine-russia-lithuania-czech-republic-france-europe-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6938141d8f08a66fe8d3e07c#block-6938141d8f08a66fe8d3e07c\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a0<time datetime=\"2025-12-09T12:25:19.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-us\" title=\"Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 07:25 AM Eastern Standard Time\">07.25 EST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-6938136d8f087aa9687823c9\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Europe&#8217;s migration policy could make some countries &#8216;not viable,&#8217; Trump claims<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In another scathing passage on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/europe-news\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Europe<\/a>, <strong>Trump claimed <\/strong>that <strong>\u201cif it keeps going the way it\u2019s going, Europe will not be in my opinion, many of those countries will not be viable countries any longer.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201c<strong>Their immigration policy is a disaster.<\/strong> What they\u2019re doing with immigration is a disaster. We had a disaster coming, but I was able to stop it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He <strong>repeatedly says Europe accepts too much migrants from around the world<\/strong>, but \u201cthey want to be politically correct \u2013 which, actually, I think is the opposite of political correct \u2013 and <strong>they don\u2019t want to send them back to where they came from.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Europe a \u2018decaying\u2019 group of nations led by \u2018weak\u2019 people, Trump says \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/dec\/09\/ukraine-russia-lithuania-czech-republic-france-europe-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6938136d8f087aa9687823c9#block-6938136d8f087aa9687823c9\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-693812878f08a66fe8d3e067\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">&#8216;They talk too much, but they don&#8217;t produce,&#8217; Trump says of Europe&#8217;s thinking on Ukraine<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Asked about Europe\u2019s role in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Ukraine<\/a> peace talks, <strong>Trump says that if Europe wants to keep supporting Ukraine until they can win this war, \u201cthey should support it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He said:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-w9py1s\">\n<p><em>\u201c<strong class=\"dcr-in3yi3\">Europe is\u2026 I\u2019m friendly with all of them.<\/strong> I mean, I like all of them, I have no real enemy. I\u2019ve had a couple that I didn\u2019t like over the years, [but] I actually like the current crew. <\/em><br \/>\n <em>I like them a lot, but they and I know them very well. I know them really well. <strong class=\"dcr-in3yi3\">Some are friends.<\/strong> Some are okay. I know the good leaders. I know the bad leaders. <strong class=\"dcr-in3yi3\">I know the smart ones. I know the stupid ones.<\/strong> You got some real stupid ones too. <\/em><br \/>\n <em><strong class=\"dcr-in3yi3\">But they\u2019re not doing a good job, Europe is not doing a good job in many ways.<\/strong> They\u2019re not doing a good job. <strong class=\"dcr-in3yi3\">They talk too much.<\/strong> And they\u2019re not producing. We are talking about Ukraine: <strong class=\"dcr-in3yi3\">they talk, but they don\u2019t produce,<\/strong> and the war just keeps going on.\u201d<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Europe a \u2018decaying\u2019 group of nations led by \u2018weak\u2019 people, Trump says \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/dec\/09\/ukraine-russia-lithuania-czech-republic-france-europe-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-693812878f08a66fe8d3e067#block-693812878f08a66fe8d3e067\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<article id=\"block-693812408f08a66fe8d3e063\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">&#8216;He&#8217;s going to have to &#8230; start accepting things,&#8217; Trump says on Zelenskyy<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Asked if there\u2019s a limit to his patience on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Ukraine<\/a> and Zelenskyy, <strong>Trump<\/strong> said:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-w9py1s\"><p>\n <em>\u201cWell, <strong class=\"dcr-in3yi3\">he\u2019s going to have to get on the ball and start accepting things,<\/strong> you know, when you\u2019re losing, and he is losing.\u201d<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Europe a \u2018decaying\u2019 group of nations led by \u2018weak\u2019 people, Trump says \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/dec\/09\/ukraine-russia-lithuania-czech-republic-france-europe-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-693812408f08a66fe8d3e063#block-693812408f08a66fe8d3e063\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-6938111e8f08a66fe8d3e05d\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">&#8216;No question&#8217; Russia in stronger position in Ukraine peace talks, Trump says<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>In his Politico interview, Trump also said that there was \u201cno question\u201d that Russia was in a stronger negotiating position in talks over ending the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Ukraine<\/a> war.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThere can be no question about it. <strong>It\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/russia\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Russia<\/a>.<\/strong> It\u2019s a much bigger country. It\u2019s a war that should have never happened,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump also <strong>doubled down on his criticism of Zelenskyy saying that \u201che\u2019s got to read the proposal,\u201d<\/strong> adding that \u201cmaybe he has read it over the night, it would be nice if he\u2019d read it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cHis people loved the proposal. They really liked it. His lieutenants his top people they liked it but they said he hasn\u2019t read it yet. <strong>I think he should find time to read it.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He also <strong>picked up a Russian attack line and criticised Zelenskyy for not holding elections in Ukraine during the war<\/strong>, saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-w9py1s\"><p>\n <em>\u201c<strong class=\"dcr-in3yi3\">They\u2019re using war not to hold an election<\/strong>, but I would think the Ukrainian people would should have that choice, and maybe Zelensky would win. I don\u2019t know who would win, but they haven\u2019t had an election in a long time. <strong class=\"dcr-in3yi3\">You know, they talk about a democracy, but it gets to a point where it\u2019s not a democracy any more.<\/strong>\u201d<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Europe a \u2018decaying\u2019 group of nations led by \u2018weak\u2019 people, Trump says \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/dec\/09\/ukraine-russia-lithuania-czech-republic-france-europe-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6938111e8f08a66fe8d3e05d#block-6938111e8f08a66fe8d3e05d\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a>Updated at\u00a0<time datetime=\"2025-12-09T12:12:25.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-us\" title=\"Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 07:12 AM Eastern Standard Time\">07.12 EST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-desktop dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<article id=\"block-69380ce78f08f7f0947a8e55\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<div class=\"dcr-dzkvsd\">\n<div class=\"dcr-uae6pk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jakub_Krupa.png\" alt=\"Jakub Krupa\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-sa35sa\">Jakub Krupa<\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Remember that comment from Germany\u2019s Merz earlier today<\/strong>, saying that he sees the US administration\u2019s tough line on Europe as the natural follow-up to JD Vance\u2019s Munich speech in February (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/dec\/09\/ukraine-russia-lithuania-czech-republic-france-europe-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6937fce18f08e28876182898#block-6937fce18f08e28876182898\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">11:43<\/a>)?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"f7fdecf4-3dfd-4ebb-a665-38ab935e64da\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">These <strong>latest Trump comments exactly confirm his concerns<\/strong> and will no doubt s<strong>park further worry among EU leaders about the rapidly worsening state of their relationship with the US.<\/strong><\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Europe a \u2018decaying\u2019 group of nations led by \u2018weak\u2019 people, Trump says \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/dec\/09\/ukraine-russia-lithuania-czech-republic-france-europe-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69380ce78f08f7f0947a8e55#block-69380ce78f08f7f0947a8e55\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<article id=\"block-69380aa58f08ced8640c8b91\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">&#8216;It&#8217;s horrible what&#8217;s happening to Europe,&#8217; Trump says as he singles out Sweden and Germany on migration<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In another part of the Politico interview, <strong>Trump<\/strong> said:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-w9py1s\">\n<p><em><strong class=\"dcr-in3yi3\">\u201cHere\u2019s my approach to Europe. I want to see a strong Europe.<\/strong> <\/em><br \/>\n <em><strong class=\"dcr-in3yi3\">When they allow millions of people to pour into their countries, many of these people are committing tremendous crimes.<\/strong> <\/em><br \/>\n <em>And again, look at <strong class=\"dcr-in3yi3\">Sweden<\/strong>. I\u2019m not knocking Sweden. I love Sweden. I love the people of Sweden. But <strong class=\"dcr-in3yi3\">they go from a crime free country to a country that has a lot of crime.<\/strong> <\/em><br \/>\n <em>Now look at <strong class=\"dcr-in3yi3\">Germany<\/strong>. <strong class=\"dcr-in3yi3\">Germany was crime free and Angela made two big mistakes, immigration, and energy,<\/strong> but those two are beauties.\u201d<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump also warned that Russia\u2019s Vladimir Putin wants to see \u201cweak\u201d Europe and \u201che is getting that\u201d under the current trends.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-w9py1s\"><p>\n <em>\u201cI see what\u2019s happening, I get reports that you will never see. And <strong class=\"dcr-in3yi3\">I think it\u2019s horrible, what\u2019s happening to Europe.<\/strong> <\/em><br \/>\n <em>I think <strong class=\"dcr-in3yi3\">it\u2019s endangering Europe as we know it,<\/strong> Europe could be a whole different place, and I think the European people should do something about it.\u201d<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Europe a \u2018decaying\u2019 group of nations led by \u2018weak\u2019 people, Trump says \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/dec\/09\/ukraine-russia-lithuania-czech-republic-france-europe-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69380aa58f08ced8640c8b91#block-69380aa58f08ced8640c8b91\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-693806f38f08c01b6ef5e157\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Europe is &#8216;decaying&#8217; group of nations led by &#8216;weak&#8217; people, Trump says as he takes aim at European migration<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Meanwhile, <strong>US president Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised the EU and the European leaders in an interview with Politico, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/12\/09\/trump-dasha-burns-interview-europe-immigration-ukraine-00682016\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">published just now<\/a>, dismissing Europe as a \u201cdecaying\u201d group of nations led by \u201cweak\u201d people.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Speaking about European leaders, he said <strong>\u201cI think they are weak,\u201d<\/strong> and blamed them for being \u201cpolitically correct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cI think they don\u2019t know what to do,\u201d he added. <strong>\u201cEurope doesn\u2019t know what to do.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He praised <strong>Hungary<\/strong> and <strong>Poland<\/strong> for their track record on migration, but said that more broadly he was concerned about Europe as \u201cthey are allowing people to come in, unchecked, unvetted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Despite the pushback from Europe, <strong>Trump also reiterated that he would be prepared to support European leaders in domestic elections<\/strong> saying \u201cI\u2019ve endorsed people, but <strong>I\u2019ve endorsed people that a lot of Europeans don\u2019t like.<\/strong> I\u2019ve endorsed Viktor Orb\u00e1n.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"417aa34c-8520-465f-bf22-d60cfd10f3d3\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">What <strong>Orb\u00e1n \u201chas really gotten right is the immigration because he allows nobody in his country <\/strong>and Poland has done a very good job in that respect, too, but most European nations, they\u2019re they\u2019re decaying,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Trump also said warned that Europe would also get \u201cmuch weaker\u201d as a result of migration,<\/strong> \u201cbecause the people coming in have a totally different ideology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He <strong>pointedly attacked his longstanding political enemy, London mayor Sadiq Khan,<\/strong> saying he is \u201ca disaster,\u201d adding: \u201cI hate what\u2019s happened to London, and I hate what\u2019s happened to Paris.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cEurope,<strong> they want to be politically correct, and it makes them weak. That\u2019s what makes them weak<\/strong>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump also added that <strong>European countries \u201cshould get the people out that came into the country illegally.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump also said he didn\u2019t have much hopes about European involvement in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Ukraine<\/a> peace talks, as <strong>\u201cthey talk, but they don\u2019t produce, and the war just keeps going on and on.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Europe a \u2018decaying\u2019 group of nations led by \u2018weak\u2019 people, Trump says \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/dec\/09\/ukraine-russia-lithuania-czech-republic-france-europe-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-693806f38f08c01b6ef5e157#block-693806f38f08c01b6ef5e157\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-desktop dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<article id=\"block-693806738f08c01b6ef5e143\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Ukraine&#8217;s Zelenskyy thanks Pope Leo for support, repeats invitation to visit Ukraine<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Ukraine\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/volodymyr-zelenskiy\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/a> has thanked Pope Leo for \u201chis constant prayers for Ukraine and for the Ukrainian people, as well as for his calls for a just peace.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cI <strong>informed the pope about diplomatic efforts with the United States to achieve peace<\/strong>. We discussed further actions and the Vatican\u2019s mediation aimed at returning our children abducted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/russia\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Russia<\/a>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Zelenskyy also <strong>reiterated his invitation for Pope Leo to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Ukraine<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Europe a \u2018decaying\u2019 group of nations led by \u2018weak\u2019 people, Trump says \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/dec\/09\/ukraine-russia-lithuania-czech-republic-france-europe-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-693806738f08c01b6ef5e143#block-693806738f08c01b6ef5e143\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a>Updated at\u00a0<time datetime=\"2025-12-09T11:24:48.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-us\" title=\"Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 06:24 AM Eastern Standard Time\">06.24 EST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-6938015d8f08c01b6ef5e110\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">EU&#8217;s Kallas &#8216;sad&#8217; no agreement was reached with UK on defence fund participation<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas also said she was \u201csad\u201d that the EU could not reach an agreement with the UK on the SAFE defence fund.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"bca715c6-ca3d-47d6-8561-40dabaa7eac9\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Asked about the development, Kallas said:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-w9py1s\">\n<p><em>\u201c<strong class=\"dcr-in3yi3\">I was not part of the negotiations, and I must say, I was also quite sad that [we] didn\u2019t reach an agreement.<\/strong> <\/em><br \/>\n <em>But again \u2026 <strong class=\"dcr-in3yi3\">the UK can participate also via the bilateral agreements with the member states, who are applying together with them.<\/strong> So 35% of those agreements can also come from others outside the European Union. So they are definitely not out of the defence cooperation.\u201d<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Europe a \u2018decaying\u2019 group of nations led by \u2018weak\u2019 people, Trump says \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/dec\/09\/ukraine-russia-lithuania-czech-republic-france-europe-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6938015d8f08c01b6ef5e110#block-6938015d8f08c01b6ef5e110\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/dec\/09\/ukraine-russia-lithuania-czech-republic-france-europe-latest-news-updates\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Europe is &#8216;decaying&#8217; group of nations led by &#8216;weak&#8217; people, Trump says as he takes aim at European migration Meanwhile, US president Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised the EU and the European leaders in an interview with Politico, published just now, dismissing Europe as a \u201cdecaying\u201d group of nations led by \u201cweak\u201d people. 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