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French Violence Raises Alert, Zelenskyy Says Trump Is Pushing Ukraine to Yield

Bloomberg Markets·October 19, 2026·1 min read

The violence that rocked France this weekend as cost-of-living protests degenerated into looting and burning nationwide is raising alert levels across Europe, where elections will be held in at least half a dozen countries next year. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Donald Trump of trying to pressure Kyiv into surrendering to Russia, escalating a week-long row with the US president.

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