Posted on 08/24/2025 4:06:22 PM PDT by Mariner
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky insisted Sunday that a meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin remained "the most effective way forward" as the two sides exchange prisoners and the country celebrated Independence Day.
Kyiv's general said that Ukrainian troops had recaptured three villages in its Donetsk region that had fallen under Russian control. And Ukraine launched drone strikes on Russia, triggering a fire at a nuclear power plant.
After a push by US President Donald Trump to broker a Ukraine-Russia summit, hopes for peace dimmed when Russia on Friday ruled out any immediate Putin-Zelensky meeting.
But Zelensky said Sunday that the "format of talks between leaders is the most effective way forward", renewing calls for a bilateral summit with Putin.
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When Trump shifted, he found a new toy.
Now, the only path forward is a direct meet with Putin.
It's fair to ask: Why is this so important to Z?
Fixed.
Hi just came out this afternoon and said there’s no point in talks, Ukraine is going to continue to try to take territory no matter what.
Trump needs to just turn off the tap.
Dear Vlad: Come and meet me for some peace talks. Gotta’ run now...we’re attacking one of your nuclear power plants.
“Why wont Putin accept Trump’s peace plan to meet with Zelensky?”
Anyone paying attention knows this one.
It’s because he has gained advantage in the field.
Why is meeting to stop the biggest war in Europe since WW2 important?
It quite obvious to all but Putinist Russia’s armchair fan club that Putin won’t meet Zelensky because that would legitimize his government and the Ukainian nation seprate from Russkiy Mir. Putin is quite happy, along his fans, to continue warmongering and genocidally erasing the second biggest country in Europe rather than engage in a substantive resolution to his colonialist war of choice.
Zelensky has said numerous times he won’t give up land for Peace.
So what would be the purpose of a meeting?
Looks like it will be Fight To The Last Ukie Male.
Nooooo....it's because he doesn't want peace, never has wanted peace, and is lying to Trump. And Trump is finally catching on.
Great photo!
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Nooooo....it’s because he doesn’t want peace, never has wanted peace, and is lying to Trump. And Trump is finally catching on.
Correct. Occam’s Razor is spades here. Putin is a mass murdering Kremlin leader who has always used killing and violence to advance his domestic and international political agendas. Prigozhin negotiated a “peace deal” with Putin. How did that work out?
Zelensky doesn’t want peace. He’s just a dwarf drone addict who’s jerking everyone around while he hits civilians:
“ MOSCOW, August 25. /TASS/. Ukraine has increased the number of attacks on Russian territory after the Russia-US summit, which took place on August 15 in Alaska, with the number of attacks on civilian targets rising from 300 to 430 per day, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large for the crimes of the Kiev regime Rodion Miroshnik told Izvestia.”
Zelensky is no better than Putin.
He’s also pissed off Orban in Hungary by bombing a pipeline and killing Hungarians because Viktor doesn’t want Zelensky in the EU.
All accurate comments.
Zelensky is doing his best to start WW3 with his hit on Hungry.
Why does Zhamasky do anything he does.
He’s just an attention whore
He doesn’t care about Ukraine
He doesn’t care about Russia
He doesn’t care about Europe
He certainly doesn’t care about America
He craves 2 things
World attention
Destruction of any sort
Iow
Hamas with a different accent
When little z runs out of men to sand he’ll start sending the women
I agree. He would like WWIII.
He’s psycho.
And the Europeons can’t get together and agree on anything except that they want the US to take care of the mess for them. They’re totally inept and fractured.
Maybe because President Trump called Putin to arrange a meeting between Zelensky and Putin last week?
“Hamas with a different accent”
Bingo!
I agree that It’s fair to ask: Why wont Putin accept Trump’s peace plan to meet with Zelensky?
“””””Hamas with a different accent”””””
President Trump is not training, and supplying, and aiding, a Hamas, he is doing all that for Ukraine, as it fights off Russia and North Korea.
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