Tag: Zelenskyy

Russia Launches Major Ground Assault in Kursk

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Russian advancement in Kursk coincided with Trump removing intelligence sharing with Ukraine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N3q8-FdKHg

Zelenskyy Forgot the First Rule of Dealing With Trump

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“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

The Fallout From Zelensky and Trump’s Oval Office Meltdown

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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

Zelenskyy blasts allies who turn ‘blind eye’ to Ukraine struggles as ammunition dwindles, Russia advances

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“Russia has started to make steady progress against Ukraine as Kyiv’s forces face dwindling ammunition supplies, much to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s frustration.
“There can be no question, Ukraine could be quickly overwhelmed by both men and arms by odds as great as 10 to 1 within weeks without additional U.S. assistance,” Kenneth Braithwaite, a former ambassador and former Navy secretary during the Trump administration, told Fox News Digital.

“This is a critical juncture in the war and time is of the essence for Congress to act on a comprehensive package,” Braithwaite said. “The fact remains that Putin’s only chance to win in Ukraine is if the West loses our resolve.””

https://www.yahoo.com/news/zelenskyy-blasts-allies-turn-blind-174603003.html

Zelenskyy says Putin is ‘inspired’ by Capitol Hill deadlock on Ukraine

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“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy kicked off his latest visit to Washington Monday by making the case for Ukraine as the West’s only defense against an imperialist Russia, arguing that squabbling in Washington only benefits Vladimir Putin.
“Let me be frank with you friends,” Zelenskyy told a room full of military officers from across the globe at the National Defense University, “if there’s anyone inspired by unresolved issues on Capitol Hill it is just Putin and his sick clique.””

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/11/zelenskyy-says-putin-is-inspired-by-capitol-hill-deadlock-on-ukraine-00131145

Ukraine’s democratic dilemma: When to hold elections

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“If Russia hadn’t invaded, Ukraine was meant to hold parliamentary elections next month and a presidential vote in March 2024.
Whether elections could or should happen is once again a lively topic of discussion in Kyiv, after U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham in late August called for Kyiv to organize “free and fair” elections even when it is under all-out assault from Russian attacks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is strongly suggesting he wants to run for a second term. “In 2024, if the war continues and if elections are held, I will never in my life abandon my country. Because I am the guarantor of the Constitution, and I will defend it in any case,” he said in a recent interview with the Portuguese public broadcaster RTP.

Zelenskyy responded to Graham by saying he is ready — if parliament agrees — to overturn the martial law that bans the country from holding elections in time of war, but it’s a topic that raises major questions about democratic legitimacy: most TV channels are heavily controlled by the government, soldiers would have to vote in frontline trenches and millions of Ukrainians have fled abroad.”

https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-war-democracy-dilemma-elections/