It does not mean we must also blindly follow its leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, just because he is the Ukrainian President. That is the beauty of being a free-thinking American.
We can also support the Russian people but do not have to align with Vladimir Putin.
This is the position most Americans have taken. War is hell, and knowing that 1.5MM Russians and Ukrainians have died needlessly over the last three years is actually a crime against all of our values.
So, knowing that President Trump has wanted to negotiate an end to this needless war was a paramount campaign promise he wanted to complete last week, should have had the support of all Americans. But it didn’t.
Instead, the treacherous Democrats schemed to meet with Zelenskyy ahead of his meeting at the White House, and seemed to encourage him into a confrontation with Trump.
He was rude and obnoxious, citing Democrat Party talking points, and tried this in front of the media present. Even his Ambassador to the US, Oksana Markarova, tried to hide her head in shame or embarrassment over his totally discourteous, unprofessional and undiplomatic boorish behavior.
And after he was thrown out of the White House, to the glee of the Democrat stooges who egged him on, Zelenskyy appeared on American news shows and social media feigning that he didn’t know what he did wrong.
Subsequently, he went to Britain and left with $3.3Bn of sanctioned Russian assets like a thief in the night. Of course British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was very sympathetic to Zelenskyy as the leaders met ahead of a summit with European leaders Sunday that will cover joint defense and security plans. Zelensky is also expected to meet with King Charles at his Sandringham estate.
The funds will be used for the purchase of additional weapons in Zelenskyy’s war with Putin. Such a typical move by a bagman beggar. The man does not want peace.
And to support this point, Zelenskyy went on social media still insisting on American military presence.
“We are ready to sign the minerals agreement, and it will be the first step toward security guarantees,” Zelensky said in a lengthy statement on social media Saturday morning. “But it’s not enough, and we need more than just that. A ceasefire without security guarantees is dangerous for Ukraine. We’ve been fighting for three years, and Ukrainian people need to know that America is on our side.”
He doesn’t get it. If America sends engineers, miners and other human assets to Ukraine, there is no way Putin would dare risk American retaliation if Americans were caught in the crossfire of a Russian attack. Putin isn’t that dumb even if Zelenskyy thinks that way.
Even the Polish President Andrzej Duda has called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to return to the negotiating table with the United States.
“There is no other power in the world besides the United States that would be able to stop Russia's aggression”, Duda said in Warsaw.
"Volodymyr Zelenskyy should return to the table ... and calmly negotiate a solution that will make Ukraine safe," Duda said, adding that Warsaw would support him in this effort.
He should pay heed to the one ally who has his back and truly understands Donald Trump. He needs to go back, this week if possible, and sign the agreement which will ultimately end the war. Without further complicating the issue by thinking he will somehow win over American public opinion by playing the “blame Putin game”, which the Democrats advised.
That game will not help his cause with Americans or President Trump if he truly wants peace for Ukraine. Or its people. Trump knows how to negotiate with old Vlad, and Ukraine will probably get some of its land back.
And this time, Volod, wear a suit.
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