Posted on 03/01/2025 12:38:58 PM PST by ransomnote
SNIP“I was on the phone with my counterpart, the Joint Chiefs National Security Adviser, as recently as the morning of after repeated requests for — not only for President Zelensky, to sign — at a minimum, to have his finance minister and Secretary Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, sign to show that they were serious, that this deal was closed, that it was done, and they were ready to move forward. And they continued to insist to leave it open,” he said, explaining that they evidently wanted to leave it open because Zelensky intended to come in and demand “security guarantees,” which Waltz said is essentially the commitment of U.S. troops, “which we’ve made it clear that the United States is not willing to do, and potentially, you know — who knows his motives — but I think he was grandstanding for back at home, for his nationalists back at home, and again, totally inappropriate. If you disagree with our approach then you take it behind closed doors,” he said, adding that he believes that Zelensky does not get the message.
“He is used to coming into the White House with Joe Biden, who was half there … and hearing from Biden and his team ‘As much as you want, as long as it takes, no matter what the cost.’ And you know — and this is what Biden would say — ‘We don’t make any decisions about Ukraine; only you do.’ Well, I think the American taxpayer sent a very different message with the election of Donald Trump, and enough is enough,” Waltz said.
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Little Z is just the same person Zeepers have been backing.
He is no different than last year, or years before.
Oh well, the end of the needless dying and the stoppage of losing more land was close there for a minute. How stupid.
Z tried to pull a fast one - show up at the announcement ceremony and try to renegotiate the deal in front of the media. Kinda like the phony car salesman who supposedly needs to go get his sales manager’s approval for the agreed upon deal - then comes back asking for $500 more.
It’s called the old switcheroo. Trump was onto this trick before he turned 18.
It’s not the Z-Man’s to give. It’s already spoken for.
Choice is simple.
Bet on a failing dictator in an unwinnable war which will result in Putin taking more land and eventually Kiev and the entire country.
Or show the con man the door, and freeze Putin’s gains and keep Kiev and the Ukraine viable.
The con man is a one trick pony with one con and that is a war that cannot be won.
The con man ain’t going quietly.
The Euroweenies have to frog march him out the door just as Trump did.
Finding some middle ground while the dwarf is still in charge is not an option because the dwarf will have none of it.
Vindman will say “Trump just committed an impeachable offense.”
Z needs us. Europe needs us (regarding Ukraine). We don’t need them. I’m not sure they’ve woken up to that fact yet.
Again, the minerals can be had elsewhere. It was only an economics reason for us to be there. Dimwit blew it up to gargantuan proportions. Tiny tyrant screwed up. Buh bye! Get the Euroweenies to play.
Zelenskyy according to Tucker Carlson has been selling the weapons we have given him for pennies on the dollar to foreign terrorist groups such as Hamas..I think that’s most likely true and he’s used to coming here and getting a blank check, I think with Vindman, Rice and Blinken on the phone they told him to try to piss off Trump, get him into a verbal confrontation so that Trump would give in and Trump told him to F off..Trump is very good at walking away from deals, he’s done it numerous times, the art of the deal is telling the other side to F off and walk away
I have a feeling Z will be back.
now that was a ‘perfect’ meeting. enjoyed every minute of it. especially the last 5 minutes.
I will forever hear, “You don’t have the cards. We have all the cards.” in my head whenever I hear about Zelensky and Ukraine.
Depends upon what you mean by back.
I don't have any inside information but I doubt if you see Trump and the little con man together again until a deal is done.
The minerals deal will have to be signed and Trump will not be in attendance when it is.
It was the con man who insisted that he come to the White House to sign it.
If the deal is signed, then Team Trump will negotiate a deal with Putin WITHOUT the con man or his team.
Like Michael told Carlo, you out Carlo, you will no longer be part of the family business.
But Trump won't whack him, he won't have to.
Right before he had him whacked.
Obama’s people are advising Zelensky that’s why he’s so screwed up ,LOL
“It’s called the old switcheroo.”
OR
Bait and switch.
Z was being offered what he needs to end the war and gain security for his country. If American companies were involved in extracting minerals then the US would be directly involved in Ukraine and Any new incursion or threats from Russia would be facing concrete interests of the United States. Ukraine would NOT be having missile batteries installed as would seem to Putin to be inevitable with a NATO membership and his paranoia would be eased. Z is either blind or has been too accepting of American leftist whisperings. He has no concept of Diplomacy as practiced by President Trump and either thinks he can get all of Ukraine back if he can push the USA to intervene militarily or he is just low IQ and ADHD.
He is not only low IQ he is a coke head, Tucker has reported on this several times it is widely known in Zelensky circles!! Watch him closely with this in mind it will become quite evident!!
Trump knows how to stop this insane killing and destruction.
1. Russia has free and fair elections in the territory they have taken including Crimea. If they vote for Russia and they will as it is mostly ethnic Russian, that goes to Russia. The same for the small portion of Russia that the Ukraine has.
2. It is agreed we will arm the Ukraine to the teeth with defensive weapons as to make war with them to costly in lives and treasure. Russia would not like this but to seal the deal Ukraine will not be part of NATO ever and neutral.
3. The USA, EEU, and Russia will fund a Marshall type plan to rebuild the destruction from war in the Ukraine. All three will monitor and audit every damn dollar, euro, pound or ruble that is used to rebuild so it is not lost to corruption. Russia will not like this as their economy is weak. They have oil and a lot of it. Remove the sanctions and they can pay in oil and natural gas. It should be noted that the GDP of Russia is slightly less than the much smaller Italy. That is how weak they are economically.
4. It should be noted that China is the major threat to both Russia and The United States. Russia and The USA must recognize this and contain it together. This would bind us together with mutual understanding of the threat. We would not war with each other again.
5. Russia, and NATO both know who blew up the natural gas pipeline in the Baltic running from Russia to Germany. The Baltic is one of the most militarily surveilled areas on earth. I myself think it was the USA and or Britain. This was an act of war. Russia said nothing as they would have been compelled to strike NATO conventionally which would have probably led to intercontinental thermonuclear war. We said nothing as we probably did it. This act could have only been authorized by Biden or the PM of Britain with the approval of Biden. I think it was a joint operation? Who authorized this must be prosecuted and punished.
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