# French violence raises alert as Zelenskyy says Trump is pushing Ukraine to yield

https://mins.news/en/video/106066

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-10-19 10:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAhTZUzKD0c

> Violence in France this weekend, as cost-of-living protests turned into nationwide looting and arson, has heightened concern across Europe ahead of elections in at least six countries next year. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Donald Trump of pressuring Kyiv to surrender to Russia, intensifying a week-long dispute with the US president.

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