# Europe condemns Trump's recent pro-Russian turn as 'incoherent,' 'deeply problematic' and 'bad'

https://mins.news/en/item/101388

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-15 12:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/incoherent-deeply-problematic-and-bad-europe-reacts-to-trumps-recent-pro-russian-turn/

> EU leaders criticized the Trump administration's recent moves toward Russia at an Oct. 15 summit in Brussels, including a deal to buy Russian diesel, calls for Volodymyr Zelensky to be replaced, and restrictions on Ukraine's military use of Starlink without warning. Leaders said the moves threaten Ukraine and European security, while stressing they still want to engage with the U.S.

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