Politico reported that European Union leaders did not ask Zelensky to tone down his anti-Trump rhetoric European Union leaders did not encourage Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to speak less critically of US President Donald Trump's policies, Politico newspaper reported on Friday, citing sources. "According to four EU diplomats familiar with the leaders' talks in Brussels, the leaders did not put any pressure on Zelensky to tone down his rhetoric toward Washington or Trump," the report said. "What do you expect from Lensky?