Posted on 03/01/2025 2:35:00 PM PST by yesthatjallen
The Ukrainian president is already in London, where on Sunday a summit of European leaders will be held to seek lasting peace..
The Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, asked the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenski,, on Saturday to find "a way to repair his relationship" with the American leader, Donald Trump, and asked him to "respect everything he has done" for Ukraine.
In statements to the BBC, Rutte said, "I have spoken on the phone twice with Zelenski and told him that we have to continue together to achieve lasting peace. I have told him that we have to respect what Trump has done so far for Ukraine." In addition, Rutte praised Trump for "breaking the deadlock" in the war by taking the initiative to talk to Russia. The NATO Secretary General described the stormy meeting between Zelenski and Trump on Friday at the White House as "very unfortunate."
A day after the tough meeting in the Oval Office, Volodimir Zelenski has posted a thread on the social network X where he begins by thanking the United States for all the assistance provided since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, and asks for "stronger support."
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Dear Zelensky from the American citizens ,,!,,
Clear enough?
one sane voice in europe
He knows NATO is America.
No America, no NATO. Every other countries military does not even rate enough to be consider bad joke, they are effectively non existent.
AND other than maybe a few spec ops within the UK and a few more conservative nations in Europe their troops are unpracticed, untrained and more in the military for the welfare income, they have no warrior spirit.
i.e. "Give me more money."
Too little ...too late
He is also asking for troops, his manpower has collapsed, that is what he means by security guarantee.
The Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, urges Zelenski to "repair" his relationship with Donald Trump and asks him to "respect everything he has done" for Ukraine
Sure sounds like the NATO Sec gen is trying to let everyone know NATO is screwed ergo Ukraine is screwed without America.
Maybe Putin can facilitate a Trump - Zelesnsky rapprochement
He’ll have to be removed.
Elections? How could that work? Refugees can vote? You do realize probably the same number . . . or more . . . .fled to Russia as to Europe? So who is going to decide which refugee ballots to reject? Right, whoever will reject those from Russia.
And what of people living in the new Russia Oblasts? Would they vote? Answer . . . from Zelensky . . . yes, those Oblasts are part of Ukraine and NOT Russia, but those votes will not be allowed.
See? It’s impossible to hold an election. Easier for a military junta to remove him.
That means he’ll have to accept the possibility of a peace deal, which he refuses to do. Like Biden, he considers diplomacy to be out of the question, and only wants money and weapons. He’ll have to change that attitude first.
One dismaying suggestion from a news show was Zelensky could have advisors figure out some conciliatory things to say, patch up the relationship, make amends to Trump and then get his money and arms and backing again as Trump tries to achieve peace.
Arrrgggggh.
I want this over and I want my tax money returned to us in the US in some form. Not “peace” with Zelensky rehabilitated by a PR repair consultation firm.
Does that include bowing down?
IMO, Trump let Vance get this thing off the tracks into stupid stuff like "respect" and "gratefulness", guilt and shame, rather than the substantive issues of what it would take to end the war.
What is often lost in the discussion of how much the US has contributed to Ukraine financially and materially is the provision of real-time intelligence to control the battle space and target the enemy. Without it, the Ukrainians are essentially blind.
“Maybe Putin can facilitate a Trump - Zelesnsky rapprochement”
Everyone is making this about personalities. They forget Trump and Vance speak for us the American people. We decided for peace last November. Trump and Vance are doing what we want.
Great classic, heartfelt song symbolizing the male side as they try to appeal to a woman they need more than they realized.
Zig Ziglar said: “Women, please give us men some leeway. Romance and communication don’t come naturally to us. If we make a little progress then give us a chance.”
No, Zelensky took it off the rails by insulting them and our country.
So tired of people getting all weak and thinking it is just better to give up all our respect and money to petty tyrants because it looks bad if we disagree with them or take offense when they treat us like garbage.
We should not even be involved, Ukraine was a failed state run by some of the most corrupt people on the planet. It was all about money laundering state level sums of funds to elite causes and personal coffers.
It needs to stop being defended.
Zelensky does not want peace.
He wants a forever war with Ruzzia.
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