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Posted on 10/20/2026 11:31:30 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Staying quiet is riskier than speaking up, Ukrainian officials say, as President Trump goes further than ever in prioritizing Russia’s interests.
Ukraine has been here before with President Trump. But this time, as the American leader plays down Russian violence and makes it harder for Kyiv to respond, Ukrainian leaders have taken a different tack. They have punched back.
A senior Ukrainian official likened it to a last chance to sound an alarm as a tsunami approaches. Even before the latest blowup with Mr. Trump, things were looking difficult for Ukraine. Daily strikes were ravaging its energy infrastructure and economy. Ukrainian air defenses were depleted. A difficult winter was drawing near.
Then Mr. Trump moved to buy Russian diesel, lifted sanctions on Russia and pressured Ukraine to stop hitting Russian oil refineries. Kyiv began reporting sudden restrictions on a Pentagon-funded satellite internet network, gaps in the sharing of U.S. military intelligence and delays in the delivery of American interceptor missiles. American officials deny any disruptions.
The clash reached a new pitch on Monday when Mr. Trump said that “Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine” and that “they haven’t been doing much” — even as Ukrainian civilian casualties from Russian attacks have reached new highs, rising by 85 percent last month compared with a year before, according to the United Nations.
There are signs that neither side is ready to fully abandon the relationship. More than a week into his war of words with Mr. Trump, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine spoke by telephone on Monday with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Mr. Zelensky then met in Oslo on Tuesday with Steve Witkoff, Mr. Trump’s peace envoy, and during a news conference afterward, the...
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The Times pretending Z has any iota of leverage.
Hahahahaha
The little piano-playing Munchkin is entertaining, I’ll give him that.
Blah blah bs from the fake news slimes.
lol!!
Mr Coke Anyday probably was feeling like a tough guy. 🤣
He believes the traitorous media and our traitorous senators when they tell him hurting Republicans in this election cycle will turn the grift back on.
Has anyone seen moldor and yabadabbabdel sayed at the same time. Black t shirts, short, stocky......just wondering? 🤔😂👍🇺🇸
Zelensky is a little punk with a big yapper.
Yes… to extend his hand and beg for more stuff
Hey NYT, you talkin’ those paper things over his corrupt hands?
As usual, you are a collection of glittering jewels of collossal ignorance.
Ah, the joys and embarrassment of journalism ‘skoolz’. Columbia, in particular.
Notice the coordination with Andrew McCarthy piece. Russia Russia Russia. You can’t hate the media enough. Encouraging though to see the anti trump contingent in full panic mode
“Mr Coke Anyday probably was feeling like a tough guy”
Reference to the 1916 Douglas Fairbanks film “The Mystery of the Leaping Fish”?
Hilarious movie btw.
Too bad Zee’s gloves were empty.
Nothing like biting the hand that feeds you.
It might just be me, but my response would be 'who the f-bomb do you think you are?'.
What’s he gonna do? Refuse to hire Baron for a no-show job, and stop laundering cash for American Politicians?
Bwahaha, he still has no cards.
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