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EU chiefs back Zelensky, question US leadership after Trump clash

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 28, 2025.[AFP]

The EU's top officials assured Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky of Europe's unwavering support after his Oval Office confrontation with Donald Trump on Friday, while the bloc's top diplomat openly questioned America's continued leadership of the West.

"Be strong, be brave, be fearless," Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa, who heads the European Council representing the bloc's 27 states, wrote in a joint statement on social media.

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