Davos, Jan. 22 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday, in a sharp address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, noted Europe was failing to act decisively on its own defence and security, warning that the continent remained trapped in a cycle of repeated discussions without concrete action.

Drawing a comparison with the film Groundhog Day, Zelenskyy said Europe's approach looked like the same situation playing out again and again. "No one would want to live like that, repeating the same thing for weeks and months and of course, four years," Zelenskyy said. "That's exactly how we live now. And it's our life."

He told the gathering that he had delivered the same warning at Davos last year. "Just last year here in Davos, I ...