That would make Zelensky retarded or what? Why would he pick a fight with Trump?
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What?
He didn't pick a fight with anyone. He rightly described the situation on the ground in his country, and expressed his apprehension with making a deal with Putin given Putin's history of reneging of his seals with Ukraine. A history that has consistently led to the deaths of more Ukrainians. And when he called Putin a dictator, a terrorist, and a murderer (all truth accusations), that's when Trump lost his mind. He completely ignored the context and facts surrounding what Zelenskyy was saying, and acted like Zelenskyy had just attacked his best friend. Remember, Ukraine is supposed to be our ally, and Russia is supposed to be our adversary (and has been since the 50s). To put what happened on Zelenskyy is incredibly dishonest, and ignores the context Zelenskyy was speaking, and the objective facts he laid down.
So he threw a wrench in the deal. Still doesn’t explain why it’s public. It’s as if Trump knew that would be one of the outcomes. In any case he gained some points with Putin.
I think you're not getting that earning points with Putin isn't a desired or admirable goal. It's actually the opposite.
I think Zelensky indeed did state his position and make his case. And from an idealistic view, Zelensky is right. Russia invaded, Russia can't be trusted to hold to an agreement (violating the Budapest memorandum among others), etc.
What is very hard but necessary for the leader of a sovereign state is that they must judge the balance of power and not cling so tightly to right and wrong. When you are right and your enemy is wrong, but your enemy is far more powerful than you are, you need to befriend them anyways. And when America gets zero benefit from being involved, and has already spent lots of money helping out, and you want them to help you more, and you have no cards, nothing to trade for their help, then you had better offer up some cards (minerals) and you had better get down on your knees and kiss their boots. Zelensky is an idealistic child (as are many people on nostr, as was I most of my life).
Someone must have misled Zelenskyy into thinking that Trump was going to stand up to Russia for him. But if Zelensky had paid any attention to who Trump is at all, he would already have known that was an impossible hope.
Exactly.
That's for Zelenskyy and Ukraine to decide. It's not the prerogative of Trump to decide the fate of Ukraine, or decide what Ukraine is going to give up to his buddy Putin who after 50+ years of adversarial relations is suddenly our friend, and people who have drank the Trump Kool-aid have magically decided is reasonable.
There’s not one party at play in US. Trump is likely facing internal pressures to let the war carry on - from the same people who enabled it all along.
The director of the CIA back in the 90s stated that if Russia was pushed by nearby countries joining NATO, we’d be in this exact situation we are in today. But the powers that be ignored him and here we are.
