Europe cannot have 30 leaders speaking with Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during his visit to Copenhagen, urging the continent to appoint a single negotiator.

In Copenhagen, Zelenskyy put his finger on Europe’s problem

Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Mette Frederiksen in an informal conversation at the University of Copenhagen on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. The prime minister is hosting Ukraine’s president in Denmark. Foto: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix

Europe needs to speak to Russia and Vladimir Putin in one clear voice.

After weeks of public disagreement in the Nordic region over how to handle the relationship to the Russian president, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is calling on European countries to decide who should serve as Europe’s voice to the outside world.

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