France’s prime minister has torn into U.S. President Donald Trump’s Oval Office thrashing of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by calling it a staggering show of “brutality.”

Summary

French Prime Minister François Bayrou strongly criticized Donald Trump for his treatment of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a White House meeting.

Bayrou condemned Trump’s remarks, “you’re either going to make a deal or we’re out,” as an attempt to humiliate Zelenskyy and pressure him into concessions to Russia.

Speaking in parliament, Bayrou called the situation the gravest European crisis since World War II.

His remarks drew applause from lawmakers, diverging from French President Emmanuel Macron’s more measured stance.