The Ukrainian president appears to have been at a "war" with European leaders in the last two weeks.
In a question-and-answer session with reporters, Volodymyr Zelensky went even further in his harsh criticism, suggesting that Europe is to blame for the gaps in air defense that Russia exploited to cut off Ukraine's energy supplies.
Here's a quick summary of the president's criticisms and what might be behind them:
What is the situation in Ukraine now?
Ukrainian cities have been plunged into crisis this winter, after Russian attacks on the energy grid caused power and heating outages amid a severe cold wave.
Despite peace talks with Russia, pressure on Ukrainian troops on the eastern and southern fronts has increased.
What did Zelensky say in Davos?
In his speech at the World Economic Forum last week, Zelensky attacked European allies for what he called their collective failure to stand up to Vladimir Putin and be respected by Donald Trump. sky news.
The president said the UK and Europe were repeating rhetoric about what should be done, without taking the necessary action to change things.
Why is Zelensky blaming Europe for gaps in air defense?
When asked about his war speech in Davos during yesterday's question-and-answer session, Zelenskyy summed up his motivation: "Imagine this, I know that ballistic missiles are coming against our energy infrastructure; I know that Patriot systems are deployed; and I know that there will be no electricity, because there are no missiles to intercept them."
Zelenskyy said the Europeans had missed a payment for US air defense missiles, meaning they did not arrive.
He also said that the 90 billion euros that EU countries had promised to contribute to Ukraine's budget would probably arrive too late, given the difficult situation now.
"I'm telling the facts as they are," he added.
Why has Zelensky targeted Europe?
It's not the first time Zelensky has criticized European leaders, but at Davos, his criticism was particularly harsh, according to Azad Safarov, a Ukrainian producer working with Sky News on the ground.
He says there can be generally two plausible motivations.
"One of the reasons may be that he was reflecting what Ukrainian society thinks about Europe," Zafarov said.
"There is a feeling in Ukraine that European countries underestimated the threat from Moscow and have not responded to Russian aggression as decisively as they should have," he added.
"The second reason could be that he is trying to echo Donald Trump's criticism of Europe to please the president and keep him on his side," Safarov explains.
He says it's an "understandable" maneuver, as Zelensky cannot afford to antagonize the US by harshly criticizing them.
"Along the same lines, it is difficult to understand why Zelensky has not yet rejected Trump's invitation to join the Peace Board," Zafarov continued.
"Nobody in Europe accepted it - except Viktor Orban. That says it all," he concluded. /Telegraph/
