# Watch: Will Ukraine get the support it needs as tensions with the US rise?

https://mins.news/en/item/103883

- BBC News, 2026-10-16 15:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cm2ke1v8e4geo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the EU for backing Ukraine and called the leaders gathered in Brussels “real leaders”. Donald Trump, meanwhile, called Ukraine’s renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries a disgrace.

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