The President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, today expressed her support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, after Donald Trump's criticism, and declared herself in favour of Kiev's call for a truce in the attacks on energy infrastructure.
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11/10/2026
by
Lusa
A president of the European Commission today expressed his support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the target of Donald Trump's criticism, and declared himself in favour of Kiev's call for a truce in the attacks on energy infrastructure.
In a message released on social network X after a conversation with Ukrainian head of state, Ursula Von der Leyen said he supported “fullly President Zelensky’s call for a ceasefire to protect global food supplies and energy infrastructure in Ukraine and Russia.”.
“ All my support for President Zelensky, who leads the fight for the freedom of her people,” added the European leader, quoted by the French news agency Agence France Presse.
Good call with @ZelenskyYUa today. Fully supported the call of President Zelenskyy for a Ceasefire that would protect global food supplies and energy infrastructure in Ukraine and Russia The war has entered a new, grimmer phase. Russia is stalling on the battlefield and striking civilians far behind the front lines. I conveyed our solidarity with the Ukrainian people. And my full support for President Zelenskyy as he leads the fight for his people’s freedom. Ukraine will be front and centre at this week’s European Council. We will discuss its founding needs for the year head and how to furniture fresh global support. This week, the EU will also provide further funding for drones and missiles. To strengthen Ukraine’s defenses and protection its skies. We are also due to open two further clusters of chapters in the negotiations. The momentum is real.
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) October 11, 2026
The statements of the European Commission representative come at a time of tension between Washington and Kiev: on Saturday, American President Donald Trump criticized Zelensky for Ukrainian operations against Russian refineries and even suggested that Ukraine should have “a new leader”.
Donald Trump accused the Ukrainian President of hindering an agreement to end the war and, as of today, he announced on his social network Truth Social what he described as an immediate “energy breakup” between Russia and Ukraine.
According to Trump, the two parties would have agreed to stop attacks on energy infrastructure, an information that was denied by Zelensky.
The Ukrainian President said that the announcement was “new” to you, but ensured that Ukraine will accept such a truce if Moscow also agrees.
“ If the Russians accept an energy ceasefire, Ukraine will accept it,” he said.
Ukraine has been defending for months a suspension of attacks on energy infrastructure, claiming that this would help to ensure essential services such as electricity, heating and water supply during the winter.