# Zelensky rallies European allies as US support wanes

> Zelensky urges European unity after Trump threatens to cut US support for Ukraine.
- Title: Zelensky rallies European allies as US support wanes
- Summary: Zelensky urges European unity after Trump threatens to cut US support for Ukraine. Ukraine's president Zelensky seeks European military aid as US pressure on…
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- Source: France24 — https://france24.com/en/europe/20261015-zelensky-rallies-european-allies-as-us-support-for-ukraine-wanes
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- Topics: zelensky, ukraine, us, trump, nato, starlink, starshield, news, world, politics
## Zelensky meets European leaders
Ukraine's president Zelensky sought to rally european allies after stating kyiv would no longer abide by trump's demands not to strike russian oil refineries.
## Trump and Ukraine relations worsen
relations between kyiv and washington have soured since trump eased sanctions on russia in exchange for moscow releasing large amounts of diesel onto global markets.
## Satellite system outages
angry outages to a critical us-provided satellite system have hampered ukraine's military ability to counter russia's intense bombardments.
## Zelensky meets NATO chief
zelensky met nato chief mark rutte in brussels and held bilateral meetings with european leaders before joining an eu summit on friday.
## Zelensky's warning
zelensky wrote online that russia launched a drone strike on ukrainian energy infrastructure in lutsk causing blackouts and that russia disregarded the us president's energy ceasefire proposal.
## Kremlin accuses ukraine
the kremlin accused ukraine of derailing us peace efforts by resuming strikes on refineries after reporting a drone attack on an oil refinery south of moscow.
## Starshield system issues
ukraine's military relies on the us-owned starshield system for battlefield communications but faces slower speeds due to us threats to withdraw intelligence sharing.
## Key takeaway

Ukraine's president Zelensky seeks European military aid as US pressure on Russia declines.