Trump is trying to weaken USA-Europe alliance – Pope Leo
Pope Leo XIV believes that US President Donald Trump is weakening the "true alliance between Europe and the United States" with his actions, Sky news reports.
Pope Leo XIV commented on Donald Trump’s recent statements, where he said that Europe is in decline and has weak leaders. "Unfortunately, some parts [of the peace plan] I have seen make a huge change in what was, for many years, a true alliance between Europe and the United States," he added.
He then directly referred to the US president: "So this is a program that President Trump and his advisers have developed. He is the president of the United States. He has the right to do this, but there are a number of points in it that I think many people in the United States will agree with, but many others will perceive things differently."
When asked whether he considered the US-proposed "peace plan" for Ukraine fair, Leo XIV replied that he preferred not to comment on its content. Earlier, Sky news quoted Trump as saying that Kyiv’s European allies "talk but don’t deliver… and the war just goes on and on." Trump said: "I know good leaders. I know bad leaders. I know smart ones. I know stupid ones. There are really stupid ones." "But they’re doing a bad job. Europe is doing a bad job on a lot of issues."