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US response to Russian ballistic missile strike 'weak,' Zelenskyy says
ABC News ^ | April 5, 2025 | David Brennan

Posted on 04/05/2025 5:17:17 AM PDT by McGruff

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for "sufficient pressure on Russia" after a day of missile and drone strikes that killed at least 23 people and as Kirill Dmitriev -- the CEO of Russia's Direct Investment Fund and an envoy of President Vladimir Putin -- met with officials in the U.S.

Zelenskyy said in a Saturday morning post to Telegram that the American reaction was inadequate.

"Unfortunately, the reaction of the American Embassy is unpleasantly surprising: such a strong country, such strong people -- and such a weak reaction," he said. "They are even afraid to say the word 'Russian' when talking about the missile that killed children."

Russia's Defense Ministry said the strike targeted a meeting of Ukrainian commanders and "Western instructors" at a restaurant in the city. Ukrainian officials disputed the Russian justification.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Russia; Ukraine; War
KEYWORDS: zelensky
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To: McGruff

As we can see, Zelensky sees it that he has won the battle with Trump.

He thinks that he now has support and is in the driver’s seat. His position is secure enough to direct snark and derision at POTUS.

Trump isn’t the type to tolerate this coke head jackazz.


21 posted on 04/05/2025 5:49:59 AM PDT by dforest
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To: anton

Problem is Zelensky is a weasel. Stays out of Ukraine a lot.


22 posted on 04/05/2025 5:52:00 AM PDT by dforest
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To: McGruff

Why isn’t he whining to England, France and Germany? After all didn’t those behemoths of military power state they were going to take charge in Europe?


23 posted on 04/05/2025 5:55:11 AM PDT by Mastador1
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To: Mastador1

This son of a bitch won’t be happy till he not only has American treasure, American blood sent in his country. He can piss up a rope on that one, and the bank needs to close too.


24 posted on 04/05/2025 5:58:19 AM PDT by Mastador1
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To: dp0622

Max Rose was likeable?


25 posted on 04/05/2025 6:00:58 AM PDT by Lisbon1940 (Don’t want to hurt no kangaroos )
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To: dforest

Your comment clearly explains WHY Zelensky is still breathing.

He’s always on the run. It’s hard to hit a moving target. Sadly, the Ukranian people have to absorb all the damage he is causing.


26 posted on 04/05/2025 6:01:21 AM PDT by OHPatriot (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: McGruff
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27 posted on 04/05/2025 6:08:43 AM PDT by chief lee runamok ( Le Flâneur @Large)
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To: OHPatriot

The Russians could take him out if they really wanted to. But they won’t for certain obvious reasons.

They would much rather the Ukes or NATO remove or delete him.

To them, he is a big mouth coke head puppet of NATO. He is a dot on a line. LOL


28 posted on 04/05/2025 6:17:28 AM PDT by dforest
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To: McGruff

Whose war is this?


29 posted on 04/05/2025 6:18:53 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (The road is a dangerous place man, you can die out here...or worse. -Johnny Paycheck, 1980, Reno, NV)
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To: McGruff
---- "...the American reaction was inadequate...."

Our United States is about four percent of the world's population, with the European Union being larger by at least 100 million, but dwarfed by giants, India and China.

Zelensky apparently hasn't figured out that Biden-Harris did not win the last election. The Biden war -- Russia invaded during Biden's term and with the Biden administration's encouragement and billions of cash flow -- remains Biden's war, as it remains a war between non-NATO Ukraine and non-NATO Russia.

Zelensky campaigned openly for the Harris-Walz campaign. He choose poorly.

Moreover, the British and EU "coalition" most recently in the news has turned out to be not even a 'paper tiger,' but just paper. It started out with such bravura"

From a Ukrainian recent source, "Ukraine will soon host the first meeting of foreign military chiefs, including representatives from France and the United Kingdom, to discuss the potential deployment of a military contingent on Ukrainian territory. According to Pavlo Palisa, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, 10 to 12 countries are ready to join the "coalition of the willing" in some capacity, Ukrinform reports."

Source: Palisa: 10-12 countries readt to join 'coalition of the willing' Ukrinform 4 March 2025.

"Paris and London intend to work on the peace plan together with one or two other states, Starmer announced Sunday. The detailed plan would then be presented to the United States. Starmer is banking on a 'coalition of the willing' to secure a possible peace plan militarily. Some states already declared themselves ready to participate."

Source: Ukraine: Who is in Europe's 'coalition of the willing'? Deitsche Welle, 4 March 2025.

"The French leader said 'several' nations other than France and Britain want to be part of the armed force but added, 'It is not unanimous.' Paris and London say such a force would aim to secure any peace deal by dissuading Russia from attacking Ukraine again. 'We do not need unanimity to achieve it,' Macron said. French and British military officials will work with Ukraine to determine where the contingents should be deployed and how many troops they'd need to be a credible deterrent, the French leader added."

Source: French president says not all European allies agree on a proposed force for Ukraine Associated Press, 27 March 2025.

"The latest EU emergency meeting in Paris broke up again with little decided, significant backtracking on earlier commitments to sending peacekeepers to Ukraine and Europe's increasing irrelevance to Ukraine's fate in its conflict with Russia.

"Some 30 countries, the so-called coalition of the willing, attended the meeting in Paris called by French President Emmanuel Macron on March 27. The EU is scrambling to meet the challenge of the US withdrawal of support and US President Donald Trump's soft stance to negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but are being routinely ignored by the White House and sidelined from the talks being held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

"Participants of the Paris summit did not reach a unanimous agreement on deploying military forces to Ukraine as part of a so-called peacekeeping mission, and the format of such a mission remains undecided, said Macron." more....

EU Paris summit breaks up with little achieved, highlighting Europe's increasing irrelevance in Ukraine conflict Intellinews via MSN, 27 March 2025

That coalition with the aggressive European talk in Paris, which devolved to "let's have another meeting," is likely why Zelensky is complaining that the Trump-Vance administration is "inadequate."

< s a r c > If only Zelensky had believed Biden when he was in office....

Joe Biden's last stop in Europe: President says Russia has already lost war in Ukraine USAToday, 13 July 2023.

30 posted on 04/05/2025 6:24:16 AM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: McGruff

Zelensky should increase his kidnapping and forced conscription
of Ukie Military age men to fight back at Ruzzia.


31 posted on 04/05/2025 6:24:37 AM PDT by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRobr 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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To: dforest
Zelenskyy has to ride a train to get out of Ukraine. Putin should task a drone to accompany the train visible from Zelenskyy’s window.
32 posted on 04/05/2025 6:24:38 AM PDT by McGruff (Biden will go down in history as the worst president ever.)
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To: McGruff

Zelensky: Fight my war better!


33 posted on 04/05/2025 6:29:51 AM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Long live The Great MAGA Kangz!)
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To: dp0622

“Zelenskyy said in a Saturday morning post to Telegram that the American reaction was inadequate...”

So we aren’t giving him charity fast enough?

wy69


34 posted on 04/05/2025 6:34:33 AM PDT by whitney69
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To: McGruff

Not our circus, not our monkey. He rejected peace so this is on him. I just wish that someone would hurry up and take the little pervert out so this can all be ended.


35 posted on 04/05/2025 6:35:53 AM PDT by Colorado Doug (Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
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To: OHPatriot

One of these days I believe that the Russians will get lucky….Somehow they will get to him.


36 posted on 04/05/2025 6:46:08 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: ConservativeMind
When can the US start bombing Ukraine?

No need, just send the green goblin's location to the appropriate counter parties

37 posted on 04/05/2025 6:53:27 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: dforest

Putin will drop a radiation marble in his pocket. Or a ricin handshke.


38 posted on 04/05/2025 7:15:18 AM PDT by anton
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To: telescope115

I think Putin has been happy to have him. He has now s*** the bed meaning that from almost universal support in the US (other than hard core peaceniks) he is now loathed by the US rank and file. And, Zalensky did it against all odds. After all, who thought people would be rooting for Putin to scrape Zalensky off our shoes.

But now his time has come. He is walking dead and doesn’t know it.


39 posted on 04/05/2025 7:19:36 AM PDT by anton
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To: tennmountainman
Zelensky should increase his kidnapping and forced conscription...

...starting right in Hollywood with those perverts who support him.

40 posted on 04/05/2025 7:23:28 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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