Posted on 02/21/2025 11:21:27 AM PST by Navy Patriot
President Donald Trump reportedly told a group of governors that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his associates "don't have any cards to play" in negotiations to end the war against Russia.
"Trump to governors at the White House: 'I've had very good talks with Putin, and I've had not such good talks with Ukraine. They don't have any cards, but they play it tough'" AFP's Danny Kemp posted on X.
Earlier Friday, Trump reportedly said Zelenskyy "makes it very hard to make deals" as the U.S. president tries to end Ukraine's war against Russia.
"Trump continues to criticize Zelensky in Brian Kilmeade radio interview: "I don't think he's very important to be at meetings, to be honest with you. He's been there for three years. He makes it very hard to make deals," Politico's Patrick Svitek wrote on X.
Trump has criticized Zelenskyy in recent days, even claiming the Ukrainian president was "a dictator" who is unpopular in his native country.
Trump took office Jan. 20 with one of his top goals being finding a way to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
Top diplomats from Russia and the U.S. met Tuesday in Saudi Arabia to discuss improving ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine.
Zelenskyy and his people, though, have been concerned about being left out of negotiations.
Zelenskyy also has rejected U.S. demands for $500 billion in mineral wealth to repay Washington for wartime aid, saying the U.S. had supplied nowhere near that sum so far and offered no specific security guarantees in the agreement.
Mike Waltz predicted that Zelenskyy will sign the deal soon.
"Look, here's the bottom line: President Zelenskyy is going to sign that deal, and you will see that in the very short term, and that is good for Ukraine," Waltz said.
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Z could walk away with a butt load of cash, lay low for 10 years or so then make a quite comeback talking about the good old days.
“I’ve had very good talks with Putin, and I’ve had not such good talks with Ukraine”
If you are not asking Putin to give up anything of course the talks will be good.
Does Siberia have any lithium mines?? Asking for a friend.
Intangible as it may be, the dignity of a sovereign nation still counts for something. Even in 21st century.
Zelensky is illegitimate, he has no future. Ukraine’s future ( survival) is what Vlad spelled out from Day One: NO NATO, Constitutional neutrality, demilitarization, and ridding themselves of their Neo Nazis.
Their only hope for lasting Peace is reinstating trade and commerce with Russia. The EU and Ukraine needs cheap Russian energy, minerals and commodities, without them the EU economies are strangled, as we are witnessing….so good to see severe consequences for their war mongering actions.
If Trump goes for that, he’ll get impeached.
Don't worry, Zelensky will adapt, he's used to working with and for, American Commie DemoRats.
Russia needs the markets open to their single liquid good at spot prices instead of a 15% discount. Right now they have no place to sell the gas they have been encouraged to produce for the past 30 years. NATO nations are going to take 20% import tariffs to keep the LNG vendors in the game.
Dumping cheap oil onto the EU market after the war is a card in trumps book. I have no idea if Russia will ever sell natural gas at a profit again.
By Anti American Prog Marxist Democrat Seditionists and Traitors, ... however President Trump, again, will not be Convicted.
Same phrase I’ve been using here for months.
For the third time! Cry me a river. This uniparty crap is over!
I became suspicious of this Ukranian fiasco when the war broke out under Pedo Joe’s watch and all the VW busses were covered with “Go Ukraine, Go!” bumper stickers and flying Ukrainian flags. Anti-War hippies don’t usually do that. Not in my lifetime anyway.
Impeached? On what grounds. he has not committed any high crimes or misdemeanors as president.
Yep, I recognized that same oddity, and I was extremely doubful that it was the "Coincidence" that the Marxist American Left "wondered" about.
Hopefully, President Trump will run out of patience and return Gitmo to it's proper place in combating Anti Americanism.
Should the Democrats get a majority in the House, he does not have to commit any crime. The Democrats will manufacture crimes to charge him with.
Traitor Seditionist DemoRats and Skimming NeoCon Warmongers don't need or have any!
“the dignity of a sovereign nation still counts for something.”
They owe us many billions and billions of dollars.
They pay up—they get dignity.
Otherwise—no dignity.
Dignity has to be earned.
Putin is not “Vlad” to you, delta7, he is “Vladimir Vladimirovich”. Be respectful of your superiors, Russian troll.
They already tried impeaching President Trump twice.
At this point his attitude is FAFO.
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