Feb 20th, 2025

Greece PM Mitsotakis on Trump Zelenskiy Comments, Ukraine, Defense Spending | Bloomberg The Pulse

European capitals reacted with shock to Donald Trump’s abrupt turn against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, seeking simultaneously to reassure Kyiv that it has the continent’s backing while trying to appease Washington. The US president on Wednesday embraced the Kremlin narrative, denouncing Zelenskiy as a “dictator.” Speaking on the show, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says the EU should “move from words to action” on defense spending and said joint financing is becoming part of the conversation for how to defend the bloc’s interests. Also on the show, Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir told Francine Lacqua she believes European members of the NATO defense alliance are showing willingness to contribute more to the region’s security. Today's guests: Nataliia Lipikhina, JPMorgan Chase; Kristrun Mjoll Frostadottir, Iceland Prime Minister; Kyriakos Mitsotakis; Greek Prime Minister