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European allies forge ahead on Ukraine after Trump's public dispute with Zelenskyy

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President Trump continued his pressure campaign on Ukraine , insinuating that Volodymyr Zelenskyy should step down if he doesn't want a peace deal.

Western leaders are scrambling to help mend the relationship, while making plans to maintain support for Ukraine if the U.S. walks away.

Europe is developing plans to deploy French , British and perhaps Eastern European troops into Ukraine to help enforce a cease-fire.

Nick Schifrin is PBS NewsHour’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent.

He says the economic deal that Zelenskyy was supposed to sign on Friday before the meeting in the Oval Office went off the rails is still alive, depending, Geoff says.

Zelenskiy spoke to Baltic leaders this afternoon , a senior European official says, and that he sounded contrite.

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