News of the Day: Russia responds to the attack against Moscow, Trump puts Europe and China in check warns
The spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry of Russia, María Zajárova, has accused the Ukrainian president, Vladimir Zelensky, to betray his people and to be willing to “drown Ukraine in blood”, after his threats to those who wish to participate in the commemorative acts of Victory Day on May 9 in Moscow. During a press conference, Zajárova has described the president as “actor of the global terrorist theater” and denounces that his statements are an offense to both Ukrainian veterans and Russians.
The US Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, has notified Europe that it cannot be assumed that the presence of the US lasts forever. This was announced at a press conference in the Polish capital. However, the US has not developed a road map that states that the US capabilities wants to withdraw from Europe and what continent will have to replace it urgently. The US has warned that it can take an evaluation of what assets he wants to withdraw from Europe.
On the 50th anniversary of the establishment of relations between China and the European Union, the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, urged European leaders to support multilateralism and reject unilateralism, in an implicit criticism of the foreign policy of the former US president Donald Trump. In his message to Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa, Xi stressed the importance of managing differences, deepening strategic communication and working together for a multipolar, fair and orderly world, according to the Xinhua agency.
