Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blasted the EU's lack of "political will" in countering Russian leader Vladimir Putin, during a fiery address criticising some of Kyiv's top allies at the World Economic Forum.
The speech to the Davos elite came minutes after Mr Zelensky had met with US President Donald Trump, a conversation which he said brought agreement about what post-war US security guarantees for Ukraine would look like.
Mr Zelensky did not say what the security guarantees included, only that they were "done" and were ready to be signed by the leaders and ratified by the Ukrainian parliament and US Congress.
But in a marked departure from his usual warm rhetoric towards the EU, Kyiv's main political and financial backers, Mr Zelensky slammed what he cast as inaction, drawing parallels with the cult film "Groundhog Day" to describe the slow progress on key areas of support for Kyiv.
"What's missing: time or political will?" he said at one point, referencing delays over the establishment of a European war crimes tribunal on the Russian invasion.
He also said Europe, without mentioning any single country, was failing to agree on how to address global problems.
"There are endless internal arguments and things left unsaid that stop Europe from uniting and speaking honestly enough to find real solutions," Mr Zelensky told the forum.
"Instead of becoming a truly global power, Europe remains a beautiful but fragmented kaleidoscope of small and middle powers," he added.
He said Europe looked "lost" over how to deal with the challenge presented by Mr Trump.
"Europe looks lost trying to convince the US President to change. But he will not change. President Trump loves who he is, and he says he loves Europe, but he will not listen to this kind of Europe," he said.
Mr Trump had hailed a "good" meeting with Mr Zelensky in the Swiss ski resort, hours before his envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner were due in Moscow for talks with Mr Putin.
"This war has to end," Mr Trump told reporters when asked what message he was sending to the Russian leader.
Mr Zelensky said the question of territory was the one outstanding issue in the talks to find an end to the war.
"It's all about the eastern part of our country. It's all about the land. This is the issue which we (have) not solved yet."
Russia, which occupies around 20% of Ukraine, is pushing for full control of the country's eastern Donbas region as part of a deal - but Kyiv has warned ceding ground will embolden Moscow.
Zelensky suggests 'trilateral' talks between Russia, US, Ukraine in UAE
The United Arab Emirates will host "trilateral" talks on the Ukraine war this week with Ukrainian, US and Russian officials, Mr Zelensky said.
The Ukrainian leader did not elaborate on the format of the talks or whether Ukrainian and Russian officials would negotiate directly, and his office did not respond to requests to clarify.
"It will be the first trilateral meeting in the Emirates. It will be tomorrow and the day after tomorrow," Mr Zelensky said following his address at the World Economic Forum.
"Russians have to be ready for compromises," he added.
The United Arab Emirates has mediated between Moscow and Kyiv throughout the war, particularly on prisoner exchanges.
Ukrainian and Russian officials have met face-to-face on several occasions since Russian launched its full-scale invasion nearly four years ago, but those talks have not brought an end to fighting that has cost tens of thousands of lives.
French navy intercepts sanctioned Russian tanker
Meanwhile, the French navy intercepted a Russian tanker in the Mediterranean suspected to be part of the shadow fleet that enables Russia to export oil despite sanctions.
"This operation was carried out ... with the support of several of our allies. It was conducted in full compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea," French President Emmanuel Macron said on X.
The interception was carried out on high seas in the Western Mediterranean, between the southern coast of Spain and the northern coast of Morocco, the French maritime police said in a separate statement.
Navies of other countries, including Britain, supported the operation, the statement added.
Russia adapts to sanctions
The EU has imposed 19 packages of sanctions against Russia, but Moscow has adapted to most measures and continues to sell millions of barrels of oil to countries such as India and China, typically at discounted prices.
Much of the oil is carried by what is known as a shadow fleet of vessels operating outside of the Western maritime industry.
The tanker, named the GRINCH, was sailing from Murmansk in northern Russia and is subject to international sanctions and suspected of operating under a false flag, Mr Macron said in his post.
The tanker was sailing under a Comoros flag, according to data provided by LSEG.
"The activities of the shadow fleet contribute to financing (Russia's) war of aggression against Ukraine," Mr Macron added.
Mr Zelensky said in a post on X that the operation was "exactly the kind of resolve needed".
He suggested the oil carried by tankers of the shadow fleet be confiscated and sold.
The case was referred to the prosecutor of Marseille, who handles matters related to maritime law. The prosecutor ordered the ship to be diverted for further investigation.
Moscow said France had not notified Russia about the interception, TASS news agency reported.
The Russian consulate in Marseille is trying to find out whether Russian citizens are among the crew members, TASS reported, citing the Russian embassy in France.
In October, France detained another sanctioned tanker, the Boracay, off its west coast and released it after a few days.
