Zelenskyy Forgot the First Rule of Dealing With Trump

“Was that expecting too much from Zelenskyy — to sit and smile while signing away a portion of his nation’s mineral wealth without getting security guarantees in return?”

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/03/01/zelenskyy-trump-oval-office-column-00205584

Inside Trump’s Deportation Push, and the U.S. Holds Talks With Hamas

Trump paused tariffs on automobiles because big auto companies called him and convinced him to pause them. What about all those companies and consumers who do not have Trump’s ear?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mP0brCE_ig

Rome’s ‘Weak Hand’ Won a War—Can Ukraine Do the Same?

“France supported the fledgling continental army for about four years with supplies, weapons, advisors, men; you know, [the army got many of its words from the French]. Yeah, I don’t recall France ever telling the U.S. they should just surrender to England. You don’t bend the knee to Communists and dictators…you punch them in the face until they stop. If we bend the knee to Russia now, how long will it be until we beg the dragon that rises in the East to please eat us last?”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-QXz9wotrU

Putin’s capabilities are suffering, Ukraine can still win | General Sir Richard Shirreff

Russian victory is not inevitable. Russian territorial progress has been slow, by May 9th Russian will have lost a million soldiers killed or wounded, Russia has about a year’s worth of armored vehicles left, Russian logistics is using: civilian vans, golf buggies, and donkeys, and the Russian economy is making huge sacrifices to support the wartime economy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMI6tc05Jzk

JD Vance’s Gamble on Ukraine Aid Paid Off

“Vance’s gamble to temporarily step into the limelight has paid off in at least one significant way. After Zelenskyy left the West Wing without signing a highly anticipated mineral rights deal, the White House responded by adopting one of Vance’s signature foreign policy initiatives: a total pause on U.S. military aid to Ukraine.”

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/03/05/jd-vance-ukraine-aid-zelenskyy-00211618

Are WE The Baddies?

Ukraine has paid the U.S. in information crucial to understanding the military learnings of the war in Ukraine. This includes successful tactics and data on how our weapons perform.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTm0of2znlE

The Fallout From Zelensky and Trump’s Oval Office Meltdown

Zelensky points out flaws in Trump’s and Vance’s positions and rhetoric, then Vance and Trump get pissed. Trump starts ranting about Hunter Biden and “hoaxes” about Russia. Trump basically says: go along with what I want, or we abandon you.

After the conversation, Zelensky still wants a deal; the Trump team says no.

Senator Graham blames everything on Zelensky, as opposed to what actually happened, showing that he has no dignity or honesty in service of Trump.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B0qHCWvgjc