RADARPOLITICO ANALYSIS
What is happening
Zelensky addressed the European Union in Brussels and called for Patriot systems to help Ukraine resist. He requested 70 billion for 2027 and said that Ukraine’s defeat could result in 20 million Ukrainian refugees. Donald Trump called the attacks on refineries “shameful,” while Friedrich Merz said the actions were justified.
Why it is on the Radar
The statements concern Ukraine’s air-defence needs, potential EU financial support and the consequences Zelensky associates with a Ukrainian defeat. The source also records differing positions from Trump and Merz on attacks against refineries.