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Zelensky defies Trump minutes after US President lays out his terms for peace - setting up another showdown at White House TODAY watched by European leaders
dailymail ^ | Aug 17, 2025 | Brittany Chain

Posted on 08/18/2025 2:24:09 AM PDT by backpacker_c

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have already rejected President Donald Trump's terms for a peace plan with Russia as the two leaders prepare for an Oval Office showdown.

Trump laid out his demands on Sunday night by telling Zelensky to sacrifice Crimea and give up his desire to join NATO in advance of Monday's blockbuster meeting in the White House.

In response, Zelensky took to X to insist 'Russia must end this war,

Zelensky also indicated he would not acquiesce to Trump on Crimea, territory which Russia annexed in 2014

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: beggarofkiev; didnotwantpeace; greengrifter; littledictator; neverendwar; notuptohim; removezelensky; trump; zelensky; zelenskytruth; zestinky
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Surprise, surprise, surprise...

Who could have forseen the grifter zelensky was going to spoil any peace deal by making his own demands, like he controlled everything.

Time to cancel the meeting and have the U.S. walk away, because zelensky already has.

1 posted on 08/18/2025 2:24:09 AM PDT by backpacker_c
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To: backpacker_c
The U.S. (other than CIA/Defense Contractors/etc.) has no interest in Ukraine.....let it rot, of its own making.

Zalensky and the EU/NWO/NATO/UN can pay their own way; no more U.S. tax dollars.

2 posted on 08/18/2025 2:31:12 AM PDT by traditional2 ("Is it them, again, Yogi?")
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To: backpacker_c

If the EU and Zelensky screw this up again, Trump needs to walk away and lift all sanctions on Russia.


3 posted on 08/18/2025 2:34:03 AM PDT by nonliberal (Russia is not my enemy.)
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To: backpacker_c

Zelenskyy is a little worm, and Trump has his number.


4 posted on 08/18/2025 2:35:30 AM PDT by RoosterRedux ("There's nothing so inert as a closed mind" )
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To: backpacker_c

anyone want to bet that
Z and U will murder more Russians
instead of making peace.


5 posted on 08/18/2025 2:38:00 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: backpacker_c

I picture that scene in Blazing Saddles where the preacher tries to calm the crowd and as the bible is shot out of his hands, he says “Son, you’re on your own”


6 posted on 08/18/2025 2:42:23 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (First, I was a clinger, then deplorable, now I'm garbage. Feel the love? )
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To: backpacker_c
Remember, the Europeans, WEF, the derpstate, the Yook war...it's not really about what they claim it is, but rather a convenient tool for taking down the Trump administration and derailing the MAGAgenda.

You didn't think the pedocreeps behind the new world order were going to just quietly go away did you?

7 posted on 08/18/2025 2:46:11 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”)
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To: Diogenesis

That’s true....

zelensky probably has a drone attack scheduled just before the time he was scheduled to meet with Trump...

all so Trump would find out about it occurring, after he’s made the peace proposal propositions to zelensky....

all planned so zelensky could rub Trump’s nose with the attack


8 posted on 08/18/2025 2:46:26 AM PDT by backpacker_c
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To: All

Trump needs to cancel their meeting because Z man
already has ....by making unconscionable demands on Trump.

It was entirely predictable that perennial grifter, zelensky, was
going to crap on any peace deal, by making his own selfish demands.

Short-stuff Z is a piece of work-—thinks he controls everything.


9 posted on 08/18/2025 2:47:16 AM PDT by Liz (May you be in Heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead (Irish blessing))
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To: backpacker_c
The conundrum that frustrates the peace we all want is not an unrealistic demand by Zelinski to liberate districts occupied by Russia, rather it is the question whether 1) Putin will make peace by tolerating an American guarantee of Ukraine's security, and 2) Trump will grant a meaningful guarantee of Ukraine's sovereignty.

If Trump knows that Putin will not make such an offer, or if Trump knows that he himself is not willing to make such an offer, all the rest of this is theater designed to condition the world to blame Zelinski and Ukraine and extricate Trump.

On the other hand, if those two conditions are met, there will be a settlement.

We shall see


10 posted on 08/18/2025 2:49:57 AM PDT by nathanbedford (Attack, repeat, attack! - Bull Halsey)
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To: backpacker_c

jFK grandson up to his idiotic antics. Put on a terrible wig and mocked Melania letter to Putin.


11 posted on 08/18/2025 2:50:51 AM PDT by RummyChick ( )
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To: backpacker_c

These 2 worms Z and Putin deserve each other.
Trump should meet Z in private and that’s it. He better wear a tie.
As long as US is not spending blood and treasure, more dead Russian military age men and more wasted Russian spending on weapons is a net positive for the US. Russia has a smaller economy than Texas and a smaller population than Bangladesh. Keep Russia shrinking. Make Russia suck again.
Ratchet up sanctions and debank Russia proportionate with Russian offensive action. Sell Euros the weapons to give to Ukraine. Let them hit Russian refineries and ports.
I think Trump should do this as quietly as possible continuing to offer his help in mediation and peace.


12 posted on 08/18/2025 2:54:10 AM PDT by grumpygresh
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To: backpacker_c

Ukraine is known for its corruption world-wide particularly in money laundering operations, Hunter Biden can tell you all about it. Some US politicians and the domestic war machine don’t want the war to end either as they want their kickbacks going. Also by the end of the day you will hear neocon asswipe warmongers like Linseed Grahamnesty and Bolton complaining about it.

Time to leave NATO and let the Euroweenies fight their own battles with their own money and blood.


13 posted on 08/18/2025 2:59:18 AM PDT by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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To: Liz

We can safely say that Zelensky is quite controlled by the UK, EU cokehead leaders.

I am sure they have prepped him to be difficult.


14 posted on 08/18/2025 3:34:54 AM PDT by dforest
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To: RummyChick

That one is an embarrassing POS. Probably a drug addict too.


15 posted on 08/18/2025 3:36:12 AM PDT by dforest
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C'mon guys. That little pimp is in it for the money. He doesn't want peace at any cost. War is his personal piggy bank.

He's worse than our military-industrial complex.

16 posted on 08/18/2025 3:37:39 AM PDT by LouAvul (1 John 2:22: Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist.)
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To: backpacker_c

Daily Mail is full of cr** as usual.


17 posted on 08/18/2025 3:41:04 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: dforest

Z doesn’t know how to act in a diplomatic way. he is a vaudeville midget performer and that’s all he is. I would like to see him thrown out the White House front door and down the steps. Just like a drunk in an old time western.


18 posted on 08/18/2025 3:41:19 AM PDT by spincaster (ifi)
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To: backpacker_c

America’s entire pro-China political establishment wants Russia to remain a closely aligned with China. That includes both the republican and democrat parties and of course the media. Trump wants to steal Russia away from China. That is a big part of what is going on in Ukraine.


19 posted on 08/18/2025 3:51:09 AM PDT by McCarthysGhost
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To: backpacker_c

the left has shown their plan. Z will not cede land for peace… hillary has stated soros talking points. ukraine is not trumps poland.


20 posted on 08/18/2025 3:55:07 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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