After a bitter rift with Donald Trump left many in Ukraine fearing that the US president had swung behind Russia again, President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the dispute head on: there’s nothing personal between me and Trump, he told CNN, but cozying up to Vladimir Putin would only “make him stronger.”
Ties between the US and Ukraine have badly deteriorated in recent weeks.
Zelensky said Trump was “on the wrong side of history” after he announced a deal to buy Russian fuel, upending international efforts to isolate Russia. Trump then waived some sanctions against Russia, drawing criticism even from his own party. Ukraine’s forces found their access to the Elon Musk-run Starlink service restricted.
Speaking to CNN from Kyiv on Thursday, Zelensky took a conciliatory tone, saying the tensions were “not about personalities” – but warned that Putin had no intention of stopping the war.
No. As Zelensky said there’s nothing personal. trump was blocking aid to Ukraine even before that. Trump’s first impeachment was over blocking Congress’ approved aid. The Congress investigation regarding election interference showed that there was agreement between trump’s campaign and Russia that if he wins he will allow to install puppet government in Ukraine. Manafort (his campaign manager) was central part of it.
If you look what effort trump puts to help Russia looks like there are only those possibilities:
More and more looks like it is #3 and not just him but other Republicans (and probably some Democrats too).
I mean there’s the election in two weeks that he appears to care about, yet he comes openly pro Russia (couldn’t he wait few weeks?).
Then there’s outrage, points fingers at others when starlink was stopped, he backs down (restores intelligence sharing and starlink, though keeps removed sanctions).
You can get trump to do anything fairly easily. He’s a demented malignant narcissist and he’s one of the dumbest MFs I’ve ever seen. Those things make it child’s play to manipulate him. This is why they want him in power.
That’s what Manny leaders in Europe thought, yet it didn’t work. No matter what he always sides with Russia.
I think what confuses people is that they mixing up what he says with what he does. Those are two very different things.
Latest example:
He might seem to act randomlu but if you start asking yourself if given move benefits Russia, then he is so predictable, because it always does.
Yeah, this is the main thing that has made me really start believing it’s blackmail. It’s such a nonsensical move that I can’t justify it any other way than blackmail.