Seems clear Z came to DC to sabotage a deal that he does not want. The US should turn this debacle over to Europe. The EU has a GDP of $20T - they can continue funding the death and desctruction if they wish to. They should also triple their defense budgets if they really feel Russia is a threat to them. Enough.
This is it. People keep saying he made a mistake, he is a novice. No he is a puppet. Victoria Nuland and the US Government replace the elected government and put this guy, the guy from the TV Show that played the President into power. They have been running one of the most successful money laundering events in history.
He then spoke with Nuland right before the meeting who told him what to do. Why is this so complex. Its a crime scene and people are asking how could people leave a mess like this.
Some European nations have indeed tripled their defense budgets - those are the ones in the East. Countries like Germany remain utterly unserious and could probably be invaded by a troop of boy scouts.
I'm not sure Zelinskyy himself meant to scupper the deal, but I suspect some people allegedly on his side did - and it is possible that he did too
According to some sources it was Obama and some of his former administration like Susan Rice and Vindman (of impeachment infamy) who persuaded Zelensky to sabotage the deal. Nothing changes in Washington — Trump’s enemies try to thwart his every move.
I said so the moment he arrived on the scene several years ago. That there was something very phony and untrustworthy about him. By 2025 I believe that all the more.
And he is wealthy now too, is what I read. Where did that $$$ come from? Because you are the President of an eastern European country which was never too well-off, and there is a war happening there to boot.....you become wealthy?
How? Why? I can certainly guess, but the actual facts may not be available until this war is over.
Does everyone remember the suspicious beginnings of the Ukraine War? That it was announced very suddenly just as Troodo of Canada needed a distraction for the Trucker Convoy, which was not going his way. He was a coward hiding under his bed. Then he came out and imposed the so-called Emergency Act. Froze bank accounts. Smashed trucks. When there was no national emergency whatsoever.
When suddenly.....there was that announcement out of the Ukraine within hours of this event in Canada. I suppose it was just a coincidence that Troodo's Deputy Prime Minister was Ukrainian Chrystia Freeland, granddaughter of Ukraine Nazi Michael Chomiak, and family friend of George Soros.
Speaking of Chrystia Freeland, she is in the leadership race now for Troodo's PM position within the Liberal Party.
For nine years, the pair of them were Thing 1 and Thing 2...almost identical in their claims and tactics to destroy Canada.
Now, as a leadership race contender, Chrystia Freeland pretends to change 180 degrees, and tells us she is the saviour of Canada, actually.
She is now spouting anti-Americanism, as her "pushback" against Trump's tariffs. But the funniest thing is that Trump cares more about saving Canada from WOKE and the CCP Chinese than Freeland does (Freeland is very cozy with the Chinese Communists). She is a WEF-woman. A Director there. A few days ago in a leadership debate, Freeland announced that she is pulling together a New World Order (yes, really!) and she hopes to have nuclear powers with her, siding against the US.
In terms of anti-Americanism -- and that she shoots herself in the foot even attempting this approach -- Chrystia Freeland's husband is New York Times reporter Graham Bowley. And Chrystia was in LA this week to film an interview on the Bill Maher Show about how she is "standing up for Canada". I guess she uses Americans when it is convenient for her. She misses the glaring point that she has her own finger in many American pies.
Then we have the lame duck PM Trudeau who has prorogued Parliament so no oversight pledging a few more millions of Canadian taxpayers funds to the tiny comedian. It’s evident that Canada stands at a fork in the road. One direction is the conclusion of the WEF program for us to own nothing and be happy (while freezing our butts off due to net zero); the other is a return to Canadian values, ethical politics, hard work, and fairness with our borders secure and a working relationship with our next door neighbours, that benefits both. Do you think Carney could manage that?
Canada is indeed at a fork in the road. Or actually...we may have passed it.
Canada was a wonderful independent country (and long before that was British North America) from 1867 - 1968.... the year Pierre Troodo entered power to begin his dark tricks on Canada and Canadians. Then from 1968 until 2015, Canada slowly spiralled downwards, under leftwing ideas and policies and loopholes instituted under the senior Troodo. When JT arrived in 2015, it was the start of the next (and final?) destructive chapter.
Truth may eventually triumph over evil, but you can lose a helluva lot first.
Carney would take us further down into destruction and serfdom. The Conservative Party will halt the Liberal destruction for a time....but I am not convinced that they can rebuild. There have been times that Poilievre has sounded like leftwing-lite. I notice that Tamara Lich has called him on that.
All the elections since 1968 can’t have been rigged so it’s Canadians in general who need to wake up to what’s going on around them and demand change and quit voting for the liberals. I look at the truckers convoy and it seems that many did support them until Trudeau and Freeland froze bank accounts. I have neighbours who think Trudeau did a great job - and these are not Torontonians. The Canadian media is a big part of the problem. We need more Juno and Rebel News; True North and others on this platform who are trying hard but how much reach do they actually have?
To my hearty disappointment, I am not convinced that Canada is able to come back at this point. What a tremendous loss. I weep for that.
I agree with you that Canadians themselves fell to the Troodo Machiavellianism. I hardly recognize them as Canadians any more. Or rather, enough Canadians were mind-blind to allow the Troodos to destroy us.
Pierre Troodo was a Communist and excellent friends with Mao of China by the 1950s and Fidel of Cuba soon after. He sold us down the river to Communist China. The infiltration has been going on a long time. As you note, elections (likely since 1968) have been rigged. Since PT stepped in, Canada has either been run or been heavily influenced by a psychopathic cabal. A Pathocracy.
Pierre Poilievre may be able to win the election this year and oust the Liberals, but I think it is too little, too late. He is certainly better than a Liberal in office, but he does not show that he has what it would take to rebuild, in every way. That would a massive undertaking.
in the meantime, CCP China covets our land mass and resources and whatever real estate they can buy. Money-laundering, anyone?
You can't be the spoiled little brat if everyone isn't paying attention to you and trying to pacify your every whim.
IMO, we need to claw back everything we sent that hasn't been expended or sold off to the Middle East. The EU can then give him their hard earned money and their armaments. F Ukraine.
Trump and Vance ambushed him. He had a right to say he did not trust Putin based on the fact that he invaded Ukraine not the other way around. Trumps love of dictators was never more apparent. This was a shameful day for our country .
He agreed to a deal, then try to renegotiate for the cameras. No security guarantees. The mineral right was his security guarantee, but Zelenskyy to stupid to know it. You go sign up for Zelenskyy’s war.
They didn't ambush him at all. That is a dishonest media talking point. If you watch the entire 50 minutes you will see there was no ambush. President Trump even complimented Zelensky multiple times until Zelensky kept pushing back. Not only that but the Duran stated that it was Zelensky who had the mineral idea and wanted to come to the USA for the media opportunity before signing the mineral deal.
I think Vance added some unnecessary fuel to the fire BUT it was no ambush. Trump was the grownup in the room. The legacy media only wants the American people to see the clash, not the context for the clash. It’s all evident for anyone who takes the time to watch the entire thing.
Where do you get your news? There have been growing tensions in Ukraine since 2014. And Ukraine was not honoring the minsk agreement. Issues in Ukraine is not new this is from nine years ago.
Zelensky is not currently elected. He suspended the election because of the war. Putin, was at least up for reelection last March and won although who knows how fair that election was.
When you boil it down, Zelenskyy is doing nothing short of demanding that Trump turn over the US Military to Zelenskyy to fight against Russia as Zelenskyy sees fit. That's just not going to happen, and it's certainly not what American voters voted for on November 5th.
But, yeah, Orange Man loves dictators because he won't send American troops to die on behalf of one dictator fighting against another dictator on the opposite side of the world in a war that has no purpose other than which dictator gets to claim provenance over a few miles of dirt.
Zelensky is a buffoon and a puppet. It was obvious he wasn’t there to sign anything, just look at how he was dressed. He was installed by nefarious means via the U.S. It is a widely known fact Zelensky is a coke head, so, you couple that with the narrative his puppet masters have given to him and, in his addled brain, he takes on the holier-than-thou attitude. I am not at all surprised the meeting went south. I am surprised it lasted as long as it did.
You are wildly off base. I think your side will attempt a coup (disguising it as justice to overthrow the POTUS) and be hanging from ropes itself. If you read Substack, there are mad as Hell leftists whose tempers are about to melt down like Zelenskyy did.
Dream on, the coup has already started…not by leftists or liberals , but you conservatives who never have any other answer than to blame liberals, or leftists, or Biden, or Hilary to the point of nausea. Ronald Regan was a true conservative and he would be appalled at your hijacking of conservative values not to mention your traitorous behavior. It’s a funny thing about coups…those that use them to take over a government are usually overthrown themselves.
Trump as the toot of all evil is a delusional disorder. Sufferers believe lies about Trump regardless of truth. I have no more time to waste on your puerile rants. Get lost.
"While the White House acknowledges Ukraine as a European ally, many in Congress consider Ukraine a top tier partner, given the country’s history of corruption, and the massively lopsided relationship in which the U.S. acts as a patron and certain US elected officials get BILLIONS in return for its 'investment.'"
Makes me a person with a brain. You are asked to disbelieve what you have seen with your own eyes…I am not a Nazi, but I can certainly understand how Hitler got rid of Democracy in Germany in 84 days. You would have been one of his most loyal followers but it was all over eventually and collaborators and traitors found themselves at the end of a rope. Something I look forward to seeing in 4 years.
Most ironic is Zelenskyy’s ardent support of Biden and Co , who bear the responsibility for the Russia/Ukraine conflict dating back to 2014. Trump is absolutely correct. This wouldn’t have happened under his watch .The apple cart of lies and propaganda has reached the brink of WWIII.Had the Obabiden regime not pushed the Russia Hoax, Trump would have upended the Apple cart and not only normalized the Russia/US relationship, but forged a treaty that would have disentangled Russia from Iran. No NATO build up, no Iran.That was what Flynn was in the process of achieving in his talks with Lavrov. It was the impetus for the Russia Collusion Hoax. The Obama/Deep State Occupation was in bed and embedded with Iranian “assets”.
Ironically, Putin was the only obstacle keeping Iran from annihilating Israel. Putin was very friendly with Bibi and protective of Israel for reasons dating back to childhood. A Jewish teacher who mentored him. Biden and Zelenskyy destroyed the bond. Biden extorted Bibi when he refused to provide weapons to Zelenskyy. He threatened to cut Israel off completely. And literally seized Israel’s ammo provided by the Trump admin. Worse, Zelenskyy filed an anti-Israel UN Resolution. Putin saw Bibi’s capitulation as the ultimate betrayal. I’m inclined to agree. Israel owed Biden NOTHING! Israel isn’t a NATO member, the Abraham Accords were strong and Saudi Arabia was ready to sign. Biden was already harassing Sisi, MBS,UAE,Bahrain… but Israel caved. Had Bibi said “ F^*k you!” to the Biden/O Deep State regime, Israel too, would be far more respected. Had he done what Putin, Orban , Bolsonaro, Modi,UAE,Milei,Bukele,Fuco and others had-banning any and all things Soros, the world would be a better place.
"... once more displaying to the entire world that he is a geopolitical novice who is entirely incapable of conducting statecraft for his country's benefit. "
But Zelensky is very good at close hugging (get a room, boys) and at photo-ops. The truly silly stuff. Reminds me in the same way of Troodo of Canada. Both WEF-type actors, best at pulling their diplomatic opponents into their arms and their eye-gaze....and making certain the cameras are always trained their way.
For this routine, they get paid royally. Though neither of them has anything going for them.
Really...have you noticed those hugs? Should be confined to a bedroom. Is this the new "diplomatic fashion"?
Yes, that hug seemed to be the whole point of his visit! Starmer had the cameras all lined up.
It is political theatre. Troodo began the "political hugging tactic". He grabs them by the shoulders, pulls them in to within a few inches of his face, stares them in the eye (like a viper), and then does the close-hug thing. It is meant to throw the opponent off-balance. A bit of Behaviouralism.
Personally, I would back away and offer a formal handshake instead. These people are playing mind-games. That hug is meant to communicate control....not warmth.
Zelensky appeared glazed over with hand and facial movements that are compatible with drug consumption. I have not seen this mentioned or discussed in any media medium. It would fall in line with his dress code, also his increasing agitation as the meeting progressed. It’s hard to fathom the increasing level of aggression he displayed - makes me wonder what stoked him up. Like our PM here in Canada, reports on occasion mention Zelensky’s indulgence.
All I had to know was that the armies of the WOKE on social media were displaying the Ukraine flag as soon as war was announced there. And exhorting everyone else to use their spare bedrooms for Ukrainian refugees (not them, however).
Tragic as it all is, there was always more to that situation than MSM told us.
What happened in the Oval Office was an American President showing that he will demand accountability from other world leaders. That's what honor looks like. Is it dishonorable to ask Zelensky where did billion$ of American dollars go? No audits, no reports. Just a black hole where billion$ have been disappearing. Don't people who call themselves Americans want an answer to that question? Accountability is only an insult to a thief. Obama and Hitlary worked with the CIA back in 2014 to get rid of Putin's Ukrainian puppet Yanukovych and install America's puppet Zelensky. Zelensky is a punk thug. He's demonstrated that he is an untrustworthy leader of a perpetually corrupt country on the other side of the world who keeps asking for more money America doesn’t have to fight a war Americans don't care about. A war with no definition of win. I fought in one of those wars myself: it was in Vietnam. The Democrats rolled out that tired old Domino Theory and still cling to it like it came right out of the bible. The truth is that Ukraine is another “forever war” like Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, and nothing can be more dishonorable than to fight a war with no end. President Trump gave Zelensky an honorable way out with the rare earth mineral deal that would have greatly enriched his country and helped to rebuild it while giving America an ROI on those missing billions, but he disrespects our president - IN OUR HOUSE, and President Trump showed him the door. BRAVO!
I think you are in general agreement with Hugh Hewitt (https://x.com/hughhewitt/status/1895639577362382889 ). Zelenskyy gave a live TV example of how not to win friends and influence people and that was extremely unhelpful since he should have some strong arguments on his side.
I wrote my own thoughts about what happens next here
I saw a similar report that Zelensky has met with Blinken, Rice, Nuland and Vindemen prior to going to the White House. It would be an important fact to discover and either count or discount. If he did meet with them that is a rather serious issue. Makes sense given his behavior. As to those that found it all shameful, look at it as a window in to what happens behind closed diplomatic doors. Further anyone who wishes that this conflict continue and supports Zelensky and his war doctrine should grab their bug out bag and passport and head for the nearest flight to Poland and grab a train to Kiev. They are looking for fresh souls to send eastward.
There was a meeting at the Hay Adams hotel that morning. It is said to have included Zelenski and senators and Reps on both sides. I have tried to verify that that was separate from the Blinken/Rice/Nuland/Vindeman meeting but can’t find the info. Rick Grenell retweeted the info that there was a Blinken/Rice/Nuland/Vindeman meeting and he’s well-placed. The Hays Adams meeting has been verified by hotel staff, just not who was there.
I see a little more deceitfulness in what happened that led up to the White House confrontation.
Before the meeting, President Rump sent Scott Bessent, his Secretary of the Treasury, to meet with Zelensky in Kiev to impress upon him the importance of the mineral deal. (Nobody lightly sends their key economic person into a war zone to discuss an issue unless it is REALLY important.)
Zelensky acknowledged the importance of the mineral deal as it applied to continuing Amercian support but told Bessent that he, Zelensky, would officially sign the deal when he met with Keith Kellogg, Trump's National Security Advisor, in Vienna in conjunction with the 61st Munich Security Conference.
When Zelensky met with Kellogg, he told Kellogg that he would sign the agreement when he met with President Trump at the White House.
I see the situation as Zelensky trying to coerce the United States into continuing the supportive "gravy train" of financial support without the requirement of eventual repayment. When Zelensky pulled his act at the White House, he totally misread the unified White House position. He thought his badgering of the President and Vice President in English before the press would serve him well before the American public. While many on the Democratic side enjoyed the spectacle, Zelensky failed to realize that he has to face the Trump Administration for the next three and a half years. His antics did not work. Zelensky totally misread President Trump and temporarily mistook him for Biden. Big mistake.
Some people have likened the current situation to Lend-Lease of WWII. Actually, it is more like the Destroyers for Bases Agreement of 1940. While we provided help to Great Britain during WWII, we continue to reap the benefits of using British bases to the present day, an arrangement that has been beneficial to both Great Britain and the United States.
Zelensky did not want to let the United States in on the ground floor of rare mineral development mining in Ukraine. Maybe he thought he could force the US into a better financial deal later. He has made a drastic mistake. Trump in not Biden.
Thanks, Jordan, for putting together such an excellent post to open the conversations.
Facts that need to be considered when thinking about the war in Ukraine.
1. V. Putin hates the United States. He sees the United States as the main culprit in the downfall and humiliation of the former USSR, which we were.
2. Putin was a KGB officer.
3. Putin wants Russia back on the world stage as a super power.
4. Putin wants a weaker United States on the world stage.
5. Ukraine can never “win” this war.
6. Putin does not want a more unified European Union with a strong NATO military alliance, which Trump may have just set in motion.
7. A United States that is not a strong
Ally of Europe means a diminished United States in world affairs.
8. China wants a weaker United States which means it has the same interests as Russia.
9. Any “better relations” with Russia will come with a weakening of the United States by Russia and China, they will continue to hate the United States while smiling to our faces.
10. Putin’s miscalculation on Ukraine is now turning into a strategic and geopolitical windfall at the expense of
Seems clear Z came to DC to sabotage a deal that he does not want. The US should turn this debacle over to Europe. The EU has a GDP of $20T - they can continue funding the death and desctruction if they wish to. They should also triple their defense budgets if they really feel Russia is a threat to them. Enough.
This is it. People keep saying he made a mistake, he is a novice. No he is a puppet. Victoria Nuland and the US Government replace the elected government and put this guy, the guy from the TV Show that played the President into power. They have been running one of the most successful money laundering events in history.
He then spoke with Nuland right before the meeting who told him what to do. Why is this so complex. Its a crime scene and people are asking how could people leave a mess like this.
Some European nations have indeed tripled their defense budgets - those are the ones in the East. Countries like Germany remain utterly unserious and could probably be invaded by a troop of boy scouts.
I'm not sure Zelinskyy himself meant to scupper the deal, but I suspect some people allegedly on his side did - and it is possible that he did too
According to some sources it was Obama and some of his former administration like Susan Rice and Vindman (of impeachment infamy) who persuaded Zelensky to sabotage the deal. Nothing changes in Washington — Trump’s enemies try to thwart his every move.
Zelynskyy is a fraud and a punk. 🤡
I said so the moment he arrived on the scene several years ago. That there was something very phony and untrustworthy about him. By 2025 I believe that all the more.
And he is wealthy now too, is what I read. Where did that $$$ come from? Because you are the President of an eastern European country which was never too well-off, and there is a war happening there to boot.....you become wealthy?
How? Why? I can certainly guess, but the actual facts may not be available until this war is over.
Does everyone remember the suspicious beginnings of the Ukraine War? That it was announced very suddenly just as Troodo of Canada needed a distraction for the Trucker Convoy, which was not going his way. He was a coward hiding under his bed. Then he came out and imposed the so-called Emergency Act. Froze bank accounts. Smashed trucks. When there was no national emergency whatsoever.
When suddenly.....there was that announcement out of the Ukraine within hours of this event in Canada. I suppose it was just a coincidence that Troodo's Deputy Prime Minister was Ukrainian Chrystia Freeland, granddaughter of Ukraine Nazi Michael Chomiak, and family friend of George Soros.
Speaking of Chrystia Freeland, she is in the leadership race now for Troodo's PM position within the Liberal Party.
For nine years, the pair of them were Thing 1 and Thing 2...almost identical in their claims and tactics to destroy Canada.
Now, as a leadership race contender, Chrystia Freeland pretends to change 180 degrees, and tells us she is the saviour of Canada, actually.
She is now spouting anti-Americanism, as her "pushback" against Trump's tariffs. But the funniest thing is that Trump cares more about saving Canada from WOKE and the CCP Chinese than Freeland does (Freeland is very cozy with the Chinese Communists). She is a WEF-woman. A Director there. A few days ago in a leadership debate, Freeland announced that she is pulling together a New World Order (yes, really!) and she hopes to have nuclear powers with her, siding against the US.
In terms of anti-Americanism -- and that she shoots herself in the foot even attempting this approach -- Chrystia Freeland's husband is New York Times reporter Graham Bowley. And Chrystia was in LA this week to film an interview on the Bill Maher Show about how she is "standing up for Canada". I guess she uses Americans when it is convenient for her. She misses the glaring point that she has her own finger in many American pies.
Then we have the lame duck PM Trudeau who has prorogued Parliament so no oversight pledging a few more millions of Canadian taxpayers funds to the tiny comedian. It’s evident that Canada stands at a fork in the road. One direction is the conclusion of the WEF program for us to own nothing and be happy (while freezing our butts off due to net zero); the other is a return to Canadian values, ethical politics, hard work, and fairness with our borders secure and a working relationship with our next door neighbours, that benefits both. Do you think Carney could manage that?
Canada is indeed at a fork in the road. Or actually...we may have passed it.
Canada was a wonderful independent country (and long before that was British North America) from 1867 - 1968.... the year Pierre Troodo entered power to begin his dark tricks on Canada and Canadians. Then from 1968 until 2015, Canada slowly spiralled downwards, under leftwing ideas and policies and loopholes instituted under the senior Troodo. When JT arrived in 2015, it was the start of the next (and final?) destructive chapter.
Truth may eventually triumph over evil, but you can lose a helluva lot first.
Carney would take us further down into destruction and serfdom. The Conservative Party will halt the Liberal destruction for a time....but I am not convinced that they can rebuild. There have been times that Poilievre has sounded like leftwing-lite. I notice that Tamara Lich has called him on that.
All the elections since 1968 can’t have been rigged so it’s Canadians in general who need to wake up to what’s going on around them and demand change and quit voting for the liberals. I look at the truckers convoy and it seems that many did support them until Trudeau and Freeland froze bank accounts. I have neighbours who think Trudeau did a great job - and these are not Torontonians. The Canadian media is a big part of the problem. We need more Juno and Rebel News; True North and others on this platform who are trying hard but how much reach do they actually have?
To my hearty disappointment, I am not convinced that Canada is able to come back at this point. What a tremendous loss. I weep for that.
I agree with you that Canadians themselves fell to the Troodo Machiavellianism. I hardly recognize them as Canadians any more. Or rather, enough Canadians were mind-blind to allow the Troodos to destroy us.
Pierre Troodo was a Communist and excellent friends with Mao of China by the 1950s and Fidel of Cuba soon after. He sold us down the river to Communist China. The infiltration has been going on a long time. As you note, elections (likely since 1968) have been rigged. Since PT stepped in, Canada has either been run or been heavily influenced by a psychopathic cabal. A Pathocracy.
Pierre Poilievre may be able to win the election this year and oust the Liberals, but I think it is too little, too late. He is certainly better than a Liberal in office, but he does not show that he has what it would take to rebuild, in every way. That would a massive undertaking.
in the meantime, CCP China covets our land mass and resources and whatever real estate they can buy. Money-laundering, anyone?
Very interesting! Good to know.
Well done..
Watched this live, when Zelenskyy said he didn’t want a cease fire was the moment that became the “what did he say” moment.
You can't be the spoiled little brat if everyone isn't paying attention to you and trying to pacify your every whim.
IMO, we need to claw back everything we sent that hasn't been expended or sold off to the Middle East. The EU can then give him their hard earned money and their armaments. F Ukraine.
Trump and Vance ambushed him. He had a right to say he did not trust Putin based on the fact that he invaded Ukraine not the other way around. Trumps love of dictators was never more apparent. This was a shameful day for our country .
He agreed to a deal, then try to renegotiate for the cameras. No security guarantees. The mineral right was his security guarantee, but Zelenskyy to stupid to know it. You go sign up for Zelenskyy’s war.
They didn't ambush him at all. That is a dishonest media talking point. If you watch the entire 50 minutes you will see there was no ambush. President Trump even complimented Zelensky multiple times until Zelensky kept pushing back. Not only that but the Duran stated that it was Zelensky who had the mineral idea and wanted to come to the USA for the media opportunity before signing the mineral deal.
I think Vance added some unnecessary fuel to the fire BUT it was no ambush. Trump was the grownup in the room. The legacy media only wants the American people to see the clash, not the context for the clash. It’s all evident for anyone who takes the time to watch the entire thing.
Where do you get your news? There have been growing tensions in Ukraine since 2014. And Ukraine was not honoring the minsk agreement. Issues in Ukraine is not new this is from nine years ago.
https://youtu.be/JrMiSQAGOS4?si=NXUAVT7ituoT3Dgd
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/russia/nato-ukraine-russia/
Zelensky is not currently elected. He suspended the election because of the war. Putin, was at least up for reelection last March and won although who knows how fair that election was.
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/ukraine/zelensky-the-dictator-neither-the-us-or-britain-denied-elections-during-war/
I didn't know we welcomed Martians to our country.
Watch the entire 48-minute video of Friday’s press briefing. I think you may see a more full perspective.
Did, and don’t!
Trump loves dictators. What an original thought. Your grasp of international politics is impressive.
This is such a stupid, dumb, stupid, stupid take.
When you boil it down, Zelenskyy is doing nothing short of demanding that Trump turn over the US Military to Zelenskyy to fight against Russia as Zelenskyy sees fit. That's just not going to happen, and it's certainly not what American voters voted for on November 5th.
But, yeah, Orange Man loves dictators because he won't send American troops to die on behalf of one dictator fighting against another dictator on the opposite side of the world in a war that has no purpose other than which dictator gets to claim provenance over a few miles of dirt.
Zelensky is a buffoon and a puppet. It was obvious he wasn’t there to sign anything, just look at how he was dressed. He was installed by nefarious means via the U.S. It is a widely known fact Zelensky is a coke head, so, you couple that with the narrative his puppet masters have given to him and, in his addled brain, he takes on the holier-than-thou attitude. I am not at all surprised the meeting went south. I am surprised it lasted as long as it did.
Great summary. Thank you.
Total bullshit by Trump apologists
What does that make you? A slave to neocons and Nazis?
You are wildly off base. I think your side will attempt a coup (disguising it as justice to overthrow the POTUS) and be hanging from ropes itself. If you read Substack, there are mad as Hell leftists whose tempers are about to melt down like Zelenskyy did.
Dream on, the coup has already started…not by leftists or liberals , but you conservatives who never have any other answer than to blame liberals, or leftists, or Biden, or Hilary to the point of nausea. Ronald Regan was a true conservative and he would be appalled at your hijacking of conservative values not to mention your traitorous behavior. It’s a funny thing about coups…those that use them to take over a government are usually overthrown themselves.
Trump as the toot of all evil is a delusional disorder. Sufferers believe lies about Trump regardless of truth. I have no more time to waste on your puerile rants. Get lost.
Hopefully, many of you communists will die in your coup. I look forward to seeing your dead bodies scattered across the entire country.
"While the White House acknowledges Ukraine as a European ally, many in Congress consider Ukraine a top tier partner, given the country’s history of corruption, and the massively lopsided relationship in which the U.S. acts as a patron and certain US elected officials get BILLIONS in return for its 'investment.'"
Fixed it.
No, it's just a Nazi. Not a slave to them, one of them.
Makes me a person with a brain. You are asked to disbelieve what you have seen with your own eyes…I am not a Nazi, but I can certainly understand how Hitler got rid of Democracy in Germany in 84 days. You would have been one of his most loyal followers but it was all over eventually and collaborators and traitors found themselves at the end of a rope. Something I look forward to seeing in 4 years.
A very, very smooth brain.
Time will tell who is on the right side of history.
Persuasive rebuttal. Well done.
Most ironic is Zelenskyy’s ardent support of Biden and Co , who bear the responsibility for the Russia/Ukraine conflict dating back to 2014. Trump is absolutely correct. This wouldn’t have happened under his watch .The apple cart of lies and propaganda has reached the brink of WWIII.Had the Obabiden regime not pushed the Russia Hoax, Trump would have upended the Apple cart and not only normalized the Russia/US relationship, but forged a treaty that would have disentangled Russia from Iran. No NATO build up, no Iran.That was what Flynn was in the process of achieving in his talks with Lavrov. It was the impetus for the Russia Collusion Hoax. The Obama/Deep State Occupation was in bed and embedded with Iranian “assets”.
Ironically, Putin was the only obstacle keeping Iran from annihilating Israel. Putin was very friendly with Bibi and protective of Israel for reasons dating back to childhood. A Jewish teacher who mentored him. Biden and Zelenskyy destroyed the bond. Biden extorted Bibi when he refused to provide weapons to Zelenskyy. He threatened to cut Israel off completely. And literally seized Israel’s ammo provided by the Trump admin. Worse, Zelenskyy filed an anti-Israel UN Resolution. Putin saw Bibi’s capitulation as the ultimate betrayal. I’m inclined to agree. Israel owed Biden NOTHING! Israel isn’t a NATO member, the Abraham Accords were strong and Saudi Arabia was ready to sign. Biden was already harassing Sisi, MBS,UAE,Bahrain… but Israel caved. Had Bibi said “ F^*k you!” to the Biden/O Deep State regime, Israel too, would be far more respected. Had he done what Putin, Orban , Bolsonaro, Modi,UAE,Milei,Bukele,Fuco and others had-banning any and all things Soros, the world would be a better place.
"... once more displaying to the entire world that he is a geopolitical novice who is entirely incapable of conducting statecraft for his country's benefit. "
But Zelensky is very good at close hugging (get a room, boys) and at photo-ops. The truly silly stuff. Reminds me in the same way of Troodo of Canada. Both WEF-type actors, best at pulling their diplomatic opponents into their arms and their eye-gaze....and making certain the cameras are always trained their way.
For this routine, they get paid royally. Though neither of them has anything going for them.
Really...have you noticed those hugs? Should be confined to a bedroom. Is this the new "diplomatic fashion"?
Ugh.
He got a hug from Starmer when he went to 10 Downing St.
Yes, that hug seemed to be the whole point of his visit! Starmer had the cameras all lined up.
It is political theatre. Troodo began the "political hugging tactic". He grabs them by the shoulders, pulls them in to within a few inches of his face, stares them in the eye (like a viper), and then does the close-hug thing. It is meant to throw the opponent off-balance. A bit of Behaviouralism.
Personally, I would back away and offer a formal handshake instead. These people are playing mind-games. That hug is meant to communicate control....not warmth.
Zelensky appeared glazed over with hand and facial movements that are compatible with drug consumption. I have not seen this mentioned or discussed in any media medium. It would fall in line with his dress code, also his increasing agitation as the meeting progressed. It’s hard to fathom the increasing level of aggression he displayed - makes me wonder what stoked him up. Like our PM here in Canada, reports on occasion mention Zelensky’s indulgence.
All I had to know was that the armies of the WOKE on social media were displaying the Ukraine flag as soon as war was announced there. And exhorting everyone else to use their spare bedrooms for Ukrainian refugees (not them, however).
Tragic as it all is, there was always more to that situation than MSM told us.
What happened in the Oval Office was an American President showing that he will demand accountability from other world leaders. That's what honor looks like. Is it dishonorable to ask Zelensky where did billion$ of American dollars go? No audits, no reports. Just a black hole where billion$ have been disappearing. Don't people who call themselves Americans want an answer to that question? Accountability is only an insult to a thief. Obama and Hitlary worked with the CIA back in 2014 to get rid of Putin's Ukrainian puppet Yanukovych and install America's puppet Zelensky. Zelensky is a punk thug. He's demonstrated that he is an untrustworthy leader of a perpetually corrupt country on the other side of the world who keeps asking for more money America doesn’t have to fight a war Americans don't care about. A war with no definition of win. I fought in one of those wars myself: it was in Vietnam. The Democrats rolled out that tired old Domino Theory and still cling to it like it came right out of the bible. The truth is that Ukraine is another “forever war” like Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, and nothing can be more dishonorable than to fight a war with no end. President Trump gave Zelensky an honorable way out with the rare earth mineral deal that would have greatly enriched his country and helped to rebuild it while giving America an ROI on those missing billions, but he disrespects our president - IN OUR HOUSE, and President Trump showed him the door. BRAVO!
Trump Vance ambushed Zelynskyy. Shameful!
You go sign up for Zelenskyy’s war. Most Americans are not interested.
Lol
We would happily round up Seattle’s entire ANTIFA community and ship them to Kyiv… as long as they never came back.
The ANTFA proxy army WAS and STILL is supported by the Marxist Democrats, Deep State M.F.'ers and Soros!
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I totally agree!! It's just the beginning. Our darkest day is yet to come.
Our darkest day already came and left.
lol.
I think you are in general agreement with Hugh Hewitt (https://x.com/hughhewitt/status/1895639577362382889 ). Zelenskyy gave a live TV example of how not to win friends and influence people and that was extremely unhelpful since he should have some strong arguments on his side.
I wrote my own thoughts about what happens next here
https://ombreolivier.substack.com/p/can-ukraine-win-now/
Do you have information or verification of a meeting Zelensky had with Susan Rice on the day of the Trump deal?
I saw a similar report that Zelensky has met with Blinken, Rice, Nuland and Vindemen prior to going to the White House. It would be an important fact to discover and either count or discount. If he did meet with them that is a rather serious issue. Makes sense given his behavior. As to those that found it all shameful, look at it as a window in to what happens behind closed diplomatic doors. Further anyone who wishes that this conflict continue and supports Zelensky and his war doctrine should grab their bug out bag and passport and head for the nearest flight to Poland and grab a train to Kiev. They are looking for fresh souls to send eastward.
Well...I thought it was obvious from the day Zelensky first arrived on the scene that he is a con-artist. But maybe that's just my take.
There was a meeting at the Hay Adams hotel that morning. It is said to have included Zelenski and senators and Reps on both sides. I have tried to verify that that was separate from the Blinken/Rice/Nuland/Vindeman meeting but can’t find the info. Rick Grenell retweeted the info that there was a Blinken/Rice/Nuland/Vindeman meeting and he’s well-placed. The Hays Adams meeting has been verified by hotel staff, just not who was there.
I see a little more deceitfulness in what happened that led up to the White House confrontation.
Before the meeting, President Rump sent Scott Bessent, his Secretary of the Treasury, to meet with Zelensky in Kiev to impress upon him the importance of the mineral deal. (Nobody lightly sends their key economic person into a war zone to discuss an issue unless it is REALLY important.)
Zelensky acknowledged the importance of the mineral deal as it applied to continuing Amercian support but told Bessent that he, Zelensky, would officially sign the deal when he met with Keith Kellogg, Trump's National Security Advisor, in Vienna in conjunction with the 61st Munich Security Conference.
When Zelensky met with Kellogg, he told Kellogg that he would sign the agreement when he met with President Trump at the White House.
I see the situation as Zelensky trying to coerce the United States into continuing the supportive "gravy train" of financial support without the requirement of eventual repayment. When Zelensky pulled his act at the White House, he totally misread the unified White House position. He thought his badgering of the President and Vice President in English before the press would serve him well before the American public. While many on the Democratic side enjoyed the spectacle, Zelensky failed to realize that he has to face the Trump Administration for the next three and a half years. His antics did not work. Zelensky totally misread President Trump and temporarily mistook him for Biden. Big mistake.
Some people have likened the current situation to Lend-Lease of WWII. Actually, it is more like the Destroyers for Bases Agreement of 1940. While we provided help to Great Britain during WWII, we continue to reap the benefits of using British bases to the present day, an arrangement that has been beneficial to both Great Britain and the United States.
Zelensky did not want to let the United States in on the ground floor of rare mineral development mining in Ukraine. Maybe he thought he could force the US into a better financial deal later. He has made a drastic mistake. Trump in not Biden.
Thanks, Jordan, for putting together such an excellent post to open the conversations.
Jim
Facts that need to be considered when thinking about the war in Ukraine.
1. V. Putin hates the United States. He sees the United States as the main culprit in the downfall and humiliation of the former USSR, which we were.
2. Putin was a KGB officer.
3. Putin wants Russia back on the world stage as a super power.
4. Putin wants a weaker United States on the world stage.
5. Ukraine can never “win” this war.
6. Putin does not want a more unified European Union with a strong NATO military alliance, which Trump may have just set in motion.
7. A United States that is not a strong
Ally of Europe means a diminished United States in world affairs.
8. China wants a weaker United States which means it has the same interests as Russia.
9. Any “better relations” with Russia will come with a weakening of the United States by Russia and China, they will continue to hate the United States while smiling to our faces.
10. Putin’s miscalculation on Ukraine is now turning into a strategic and geopolitical windfall at the expense of
The United States.