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Ukraine Won’t Accept a Deal It Didn’t Help Negotiate, Zelensky Says
NY Times ^ | Feb 16, 2025 | Maggie Haberman

Posted on 02/16/2025 10:22:38 AM PST by McGruff

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine reiterated in an interview that aired on Sunday that his country would “never” accept a peace deal struck by the United States and Russia if Ukraine did not have a seat at the negotiating table.

In an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Mr. Zelensky sought to avoid criticisms of President Trump and instead praised his strength. He said he had told Mr. Trump during a phone call, shortly after Mr. Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia spoke for 90 minutes last week, that Mr. Putin is untrustworthy and feared Mr. Trump.

Mr. Zelensky said he believed that Mr. Putin was “scared” of Mr. Trump, playing toward Mr. Trump’s desire to be seen as strong and the hope that the U.S. president could push Mr. Putin toward a deal he might not otherwise favor.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; Russia; Ukraine; War
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1 posted on 02/16/2025 10:22:38 AM PST by McGruff
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Full article here:

https://archive.ph/bKfZh#selection-4683.0-4695.228


2 posted on 02/16/2025 10:23:04 AM PST by McGruff (Biden will go down in history as the worst president ever.)
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If we wanted the clown’s opinion we would have asked for it.

At this point his value to the US is the net present value of negative ten billion dollars per year forever.

You can hire a good hit man for that.

:-)


3 posted on 02/16/2025 10:24:54 AM PST by cgbg (The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise.)
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“Ukraine Won’t Accept a Deal It Didn’t Help Negotiate, Zelensky Says”

In that case they’ll likely have to accept European help in fighting off the EVIL PUTIN, as Trump will be Audi 5000 (meaning out of there).


4 posted on 02/16/2025 10:26:09 AM PST by BobL
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Fine, no more arms or money for you then! See what you do then ..The point will be moot then.


5 posted on 02/16/2025 10:27:06 AM PST by dpetty121263
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To: McGruff

This little twerp doesn’t get to have a say.


6 posted on 02/16/2025 10:27:13 AM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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He will when the funding stops....ROFL


7 posted on 02/16/2025 10:28:43 AM PST by traditional2 ("Is it them, again, Yogi?")
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To: Flaming Conservative

exactly. He is in no position to negotiate.


8 posted on 02/16/2025 10:29:06 AM PST by Coffee_drinker (Drain The Swamp.)
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9 posted on 02/16/2025 10:30:18 AM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: McGruff

If President Trump needs a piano player playing organ music during the negotiations, he’ll be sure to call.


10 posted on 02/16/2025 10:30:21 AM PST by captmar-vell
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“President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine reiterated in an interview that aired on Sunday that his country would “never” accept a peace deal struck by the United States and Russia if Ukraine did not have a seat at the negotiating table.”

Silly Z. He thinks Trump’s negotiations have to do with him. Trump is about to starve Russia of rubles with his “Drill Baby Drill” energy policy. This scares the hell not only out of the Russians, but the Iranians also. Russia and Iran will have to figure out how to deal with this. They will probably have to give something up. I can’t think of a thing.


11 posted on 02/16/2025 10:30:51 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Privatize the administrative state!)
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Poor Zelensky. The Bush-Obama-Biden USAID, CIA, Democrat, Globalist, EU-Brussels deep-state goaded Ukraine into a war with Russia.

they also attacked Trump, even tried to kill him, and attacked MAGA.

Trump has zero responsibility for what happens Ukraine.


12 posted on 02/16/2025 10:31:05 AM PST by PGR88
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To: McGruff

He can have a voice after, and only after he runs for reelection and wins. The people of Ukraine have a voice.


13 posted on 02/16/2025 10:31:07 AM PST by Kahuna
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Then Zelensky should partner with EU Countries
and fight to the last Ukie Male.


14 posted on 02/16/2025 10:31:12 AM PST by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRobr 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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To: McGruff

I understand. Pride and all. However he will accept our money.


15 posted on 02/16/2025 10:31:14 AM PST by plain talk
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He sure accepts checks he didn’t write.


16 posted on 02/16/2025 10:31:20 AM PST by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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The budget is about to dominate the front page.

$37 Trillion debt. Another $100B for Ukraine? Tough sell, though there will be GOPe types who will obstruct any budget without it. Hell, it may even be the price of some Democrat House votes, that . . . face it, will eventually be required.

Regardless, this Ukraine stuff’s 15 mins will expire this week and the budget will take over. Tulsi is over firing people to get accurate info to Trump and Congress, too.


17 posted on 02/16/2025 10:32:05 AM PST by Owen
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To: McGruff
So, now that we've heard from the penile piano player, it ould seem appropriate for the Ukrainian people to be allowed an election to see how THEY feel about sending more of their son's and daughters into the “bloodlands meatgrinder.”
18 posted on 02/16/2025 10:32:37 AM PST by Ozymandias Ghost
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Yet they won’t attend the talks they were invited to:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4298045/posts


19 posted on 02/16/2025 10:32:45 AM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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20 posted on 02/16/2025 10:32:57 AM PST by PGR88
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