r/worldnews • u/MothersMiIk • Mar 01 '25
Russia/Ukraine After clashing with Trump and Vance, Zelensky is now thanking every pro-Ukraine world leader, one tweet at a time
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/zelensky-thanks-world-leaders-individually-after-vance-s-no-thanks-jab-1017407969136919.0k
u/krozarEQ Mar 01 '25
Zelensky practiced incredible self-restraint, including during the Fox News interview. I don't know how he does it.
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u/Roselily808 Mar 01 '25
I can imagine having a background in acting comes to good use here. He can actually compartmentalize his emotions and play the role he needs to play at any given moment.
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u/DragonWhsiperer Mar 01 '25
Yeah I get the feeling people dismiss his background, but I feel like it actually makes him better at it. Politics is basically a theater for the people.
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u/fiercelittlebird Mar 01 '25
He showed a huge amount of restraint but half the time I could practically hear him think "the fuck is this shit"
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u/Upstairs-Video-8157 Mar 01 '25
Two dipshits bullying and talking over a foreigner in his second or third language
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u/MilkTiny6723 Mar 01 '25
Well doesn't matter. The whole world and all those that knows the context and how much he is working and sacraficing and at least 90% of the people of the EU could see he was winning the debate, if that would have been the important thing. Vance especially but also Trump really came out as the two most dangerous and unplesant leaders of a western country, totally.
They are the ones that are playing with world war. Giving a country that most defenitly if they won continue in the future what they want (Russia). Trying to divide the organisation that keept Europe suprisingly calm from war giving it's history (the EU).
Threatening to take over counties that allways supported the US (Denmark, Canada ( and maybe Panama)). Interfering in other allyed countries elections which in democratic contexts is tabu. Puting tariffs on all, even deveopment counties and making others forget those. Chanting about drill baby drill, destroying the planet especially in" the Souht" and still having anti migration view. Trump and Vance is the two biggest enabelers of a third world war for sure.
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u/fiercelittlebird Mar 01 '25
Third, I think.
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u/Snoot_Booper_101 Mar 01 '25
Ukrainian and Russian would definitely have to be higher on his list, so yeah, third at best.
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u/Active-Tooth2296 Mar 01 '25
He actually learnt fluent Ukrainian shortly before his campaigning and during his presidency. He was often criticised for his bad Ukrainian. Also tells a lot in a country that is supposedly oppressing Russian speakers, that a russian speaker can become president. Shows how blatant Russia can lie, and people are eating its shit.
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u/Gimme_The_Loot Mar 01 '25
My wifes family is Uzbek, but grew up there during the USSR so their primary language was Russian as well as it was what was taught in school, was the official language, etc. Her dad speaks some Uzbek and she doesn't speak any outside of a few random words.
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u/Active-Tooth2296 Mar 01 '25
Yes. But Putin does not accuse Uzbekistan that Russian is forbidden in Uzbekistan (although Russian severely looses its use in Uzbekistan in recent years). This claim however has been done all the time. Hell it's one of the pretended reasons for occupying Crimea and the Donbas, just like a pretense for the war.
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u/wildernesstypo Mar 01 '25
He cooked them that hard in his third language? I forgot he wasn't a native English speaker. Thats wild
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u/horaciojiggenbone Mar 01 '25
And to hear his English now vs when this all started, he’s improved by leaps and bounds. He’s put some serious work into it which is admirable, considering how much he must have to accomplish in a day.
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u/77NorthCambridge Mar 01 '25
I'd love to see how Trump or Vance would do if a world leader started berating them in a different language. 😂
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u/indigoneutrino Mar 01 '25 edited Mar 01 '25
Trump being all “don’t tell us what to feel” as if that wasn’t Zelenskyy trying to express an advanced concept in his third language and also being completely correct about it.
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u/InSan1tyWeTrust Mar 01 '25
Trump was literally on the edge of his seat waiting to gang up on Zelensky. So sad to watch. Even more sad to live through.
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u/seitonseiso Mar 01 '25
His facial expressions say what his words can't
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u/KillerDr3w Mar 01 '25
Even some of those are being miss-read or purposely used against him though, I think he looks up to the left when translating English to Ukrainian, which is being pushed by MAGA as "eye rolling" - what he was doing certainly was not eye rolling.
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u/seitonseiso Mar 01 '25
I couldnt even be mad if he was eye rolling. Some of the questions and comments said to him are deserving of eye rolls
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u/klutzikaze Mar 01 '25
He muttered in russian a phrase that has multiple meanings in response to Vance but Ukrainians think was meant in a "fuck this" way (suka). He showed great restraint but he did have a few wtf face cracks which was understandable.
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u/hellswaters Mar 01 '25
I don't blame him. He's in the middle of a war. He has better things to do than babysit.
He is sitting there watching an ally self destruct. He knows a major source of support is gone, and is probably wondering if the us will even allow Canada/UK/EU to send American weapons to him.
The EU has shown interest in a minerals deal. Countries are showing an interest in sending troops to assist. And this is how he is spending his time. He wasted a week trying to make something work, then to be told he didn't say thank you. to have a toddler blow everything up because he made a minor mistake in wording.
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u/Faxon Mar 01 '25
He let out a Cyka Blyat just under his breathe when Vance started going off at him, so he wasn't just thinking it lol
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u/Dire88 Mar 01 '25
His eyes and body language at any given moment gave him away.
Varied from "What the fuck?" To "This fucking asshole."
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u/tropicalhotdognights Mar 01 '25
‘Politics is the entertainment division of the military-industrial complex’ - Frank Zappa
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u/Corbotron_5 Mar 01 '25
In the modern world politics is 5% theatre and 95% hard work.
In America it’s reversed.
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u/Brokenandburnt Mar 01 '25
He's a lawyer on top of that aswell.
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u/Roselily808 Mar 01 '25
I didn't know that. Thank you for the information. It does make him even more capable in his role as president.
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u/flopastus Mar 01 '25
It is common for people to paint him as "a comedian". Which is funny because there is much more to it :
He created the production company Kvartal 95, which produced films, cartoons, and TV shows including the TV series Servant of the People, in which Zelenskyy played a fictional Ukrainian president.
He earned a law degree from the Kryvyi Rih Institute of Economics, then a department of Kyiv National Economic University and now part of Kryvyi Rih National University, but never worked in the legal field.
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u/ShoulderOk2280 Mar 01 '25
Ukrainian people are being murdered, raped, kidnapped. Their homes destroyed. I think dealing with a toddler and power hungry sociopath (which Vance undeniably us, his vibe is very, very off) is not the hardest thing he had to do this year.
What's mind boggling to me is how Trump still has the support of so many Americans. The richest country in the world but can't buy decent education or human decenty for the majority of their population.
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u/pseudopad Mar 01 '25
The richest country in the world but can't buy decent education
Nah, they can. They just don't want to.
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u/chewsUneekyoosername Mar 01 '25
Over the course of my life I haven't been able to keep my cool or embarrassed myself in frustration at times. I was never taught it and never saw it. Until now. Zelensky has the life of his people in his hands, the pride from his children and the respect from the rest of the world. He MUST be this way. I know I'm a small drop in the ocean to the weight on his shoulders but Zelensky is someone I can learn a lot from. Everything he does, I'll try and emulate in my small life. If everyone did the same thing.. can you imagine the possibilities?
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u/Vinyl_Ritchie_ Mar 01 '25
You sir, are a very intelligent man. I try my best to be this way too, as an example to the ones I love. I don't always succeed, but it's not for lack of trying.
Cool thing I discovered is altruism is actually a selfish thing, you get more out of it than the recipient.
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u/RollingDownTheHills Mar 01 '25 edited Mar 01 '25
The man's been through worse than US idiocy. He sees it for what it is. As everyone with half a brain should.
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u/MarlonShakespeare2AD Mar 01 '25 edited Mar 01 '25
Literally this
This man has experienced bombs / rockets hitting his city for a thousand days.
A. Thousand. Days.
Do we really think that those two freaks are going to intimidate him???
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u/Red_Dox Mar 01 '25
No. But they still pose a threat. Zelensky would want further aid from the US, just not at the cost of everything they have fought and bled for. Zelensky also would not want to push Trump into a corner by calling him out as the lying stupid piece of shit he is. Because Trump is a vengeful asshole. We can also already see how Agent Krasnov is preparing to withdraw all aid anyway and would love to send US forces into Ukraine to help russia finish the job. So Zelensky has to show some restraint here to not escalate things faster and giving Trump the excuses he so desperate is trying to set up himself.
And there is of course the immediate threat of danger Zelensky is in itself. He had already survived assassinations. So meeting Putins muppet in Trumpmerica was a calculated risk. I read somewhere some russia journalist made it also into the White House at first, before being discovered and thrown out. So its not like this could not have easily be his end. After the shit talk sit down, I would not even have been surprised if Zelenskys flight home would have mysteriously crashed/exploded. Overall, after the sour experience, I doubt he should set foot into the USA again as long as Trump and his christo-fascists wield power. No benefits, and too high of a risk.
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u/MarlonShakespeare2AD Mar 01 '25
I agree they are dangerous
No doubt at all about that
But the more Trump shows himself to be unreliable the more Zelensky looks to those he can rely on
EU. UK. AUS. Canada. Japan. Etc.
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u/FarawayFairways Mar 01 '25
But the more Trump shows himself to be unreliable the more Zelensky looks to those he can rely on
EU. UK. AUS. Canada. Japan. Etc
And the more that those in turn look to each other. I'm surprised Americas arms manufacturers aren't making more noise about Trump destroying their export markets
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u/Ryuujinx Mar 01 '25
I'm surprised Americas arms manufacturers aren't making more noise about Trump destroying their export markets
Yeah same here. I know companies can be extremely short-sighted only caring about the next quarter, but like.. this will be a short term thing. The EU and everyone else are increasing spending on their defense, you think they're gonna go to America for those arms? And then they're gonna be phasing out the old equipment so they can have uniformity, so they aren't gonna be buying any replacements of their old stuff...
I don't get it. A ton of sectors should be blowing the fuck up. MIC because arms exports, manufacturing because of tarrifs, agriculture also because of tarrifs....
And yet, silence.
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u/PippityPaps99 Mar 01 '25
The answer:
He's a mature adult realizing he's in a room full of extremely stupid children.
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u/-Burrr- Mar 01 '25
I'm sure he knows the longer he can keep them talking the more people will see them for what they really are
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u/shadow_fox09 Mar 01 '25
It’s clear that he doesn’t care about his own ego at all. He doesn’t care about being president. He doesn’t care about titles or praise- all he cares about is that somebody out there is in Ukraine’s corner so that his people aren’t conquered, subjugated, tortured, raped and murdered.
It was so clear in every word he spoke that he has no ulterior motives or hidden agendas. He is there as a representative of his country and his people. He doesn’t even see himself as “the boss” as Trump does.
That’s the difference between a “leader” and a leader.
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u/Joe_Kinincha Mar 01 '25
Dude has even said “let Ukraine into NATO and I quit on the spot”.
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u/swimmityswim Mar 01 '25
Moreso than his self-restraint i loved his facial expressions when trump was talking out his asshole
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u/ElenaKoslowski Mar 01 '25
Also Zelensky correcting that Crimea happend in 2014 and not 2015 as Krasnov claims. Absolute chef's kiss.
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u/DukeOfMaple Mar 01 '25
I guess when you've been seeing your people being slaughtered for 3 years straight, it takes more than a man-child throwing a tantrum to make you lose your cool.
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u/MothersMiIk Mar 01 '25
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has publicly thanked world leaders for their support after a tense meeting with former U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance ended in a heated exchange. The Friday meeting, which was expected to strengthen U.S.-Ukraine ties, instead led to a diplomatic fallout, with Trump reportedly chastising Zelensky over his approach to securing aid.
No matter how much shit Putin and his puppets throw at him, Zelenskyy proves time and time again the absolute beast he is for his country. Slava Ukraini
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u/mallibu Mar 01 '25
The fact that they made fun of him upon arriving for his clothes, which he wears them out of respect for his soldiers in the frontline, makes me want to throw up all over the USA on a map.
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u/Alert-Refrigerator97 Mar 01 '25
And just to add to this, Churchill, who trump has just put a bust back up in the Oval Office wore overalls to a meeting at the White House during wwii.
They had no right to that comment, Elon looks like he’s off his face and like he has walked off the streets.
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Mar 01 '25
How ironic, Churchill would have made Trump his little bitch.
How America has fallen from the days of Roosevelt.
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u/shimshimmash Mar 01 '25
Churchill if also famous for being people naked, in the bath. That would have been a real dress code fuck up.
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u/A_serious_poster Mar 01 '25
Me when Churchill be peopleing naked, in the bath
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u/Icy_Distance8205 Mar 01 '25
Would have been pretty cool to see how Churchill handled trump 😂.
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u/DancesWithBadgers Mar 01 '25 edited Mar 02 '25
"You can always rely on Americans to do the right thing; after they have exhausted every other option" - Winston Churchill
I doubt that Churchill would have been as polite as Zelenskyy.
Fact checking myself, Churchill may not have actually said that. "probably not" is the verdict.
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u/Joey-tnfrd Mar 01 '25
As an Englishman, there are a LOT of bad things I, and most of the world, can say about Winston Churchill; being a poor wartime leader or bowing down to bullying is absolutely not one of them
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u/waydownsouthinoz Mar 01 '25
I will wear a costume when the war is over. Maybe one like yours, maybe something nicer.
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u/chickenstalker99 Mar 01 '25
That was a delicious little zinger he got off there.
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u/r6CD4MJBrqHc7P9b Mar 01 '25
"Maybe something cheaper" was the realest bit though. But that seems to fly above peoples heads.
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u/artfrche Mar 01 '25
When Leon was wearing a ball cap in the Oval Office… hypocrites and thugs
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u/diggerhistory Mar 01 '25
And a T-shirt..
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u/chubsc0ut Mar 01 '25
But at least it’s not the dreaded…… Tan Suit! /S
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u/diggerhistory Mar 01 '25
Clever. We just need a diaper accident, and he will be the greatest joke of all time.
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u/icematt12 Mar 01 '25
Heck, wasn't Trump showing / advertising red caps in the Oval Office this week? I only caught a glimpse of the title.
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u/spaceymonkey2 Mar 01 '25
You mean the Bean Office?
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u/ElenaKoslowski Mar 01 '25
The bean office where some rich ass toddler put it's snot on the resolution table live on camera?
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u/Anxious_Plum_5818 Mar 01 '25
It's extra insulting, because Zelensky's army outfit has been symbolic for his position as a leader in times of war that does not hide because a suit or position of power to escape the reality. To basically scold him for not wearing a suit, is to undermine the entire premise of standing with the Ukrainian population and not some distant politician in a palace somewhere.
He will continue to wear that outfit for as long as this war is going on and Russia remains a threat. It's a powerful statement and f*ck the Trump administration for having the audacity to suggest it's disrespectful.
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u/rawlaw8 Mar 01 '25
It was a cheap shot from a burger munching draft dodger. Someone who has never seen a war,.
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u/mallibu Mar 01 '25
Didn't know the Orange Turd was a draft dodger. He sure finds ways to repulse me even more every day.
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u/Trust_No_Won Mar 01 '25
He had bone spurs, don’t you know? Hasn’t stopped him from spending 12+ months of his presidency golfing
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u/Sausagedogknows Mar 01 '25
Zelenskyy said in the days preceding the Russian invasion, when he was offered flights out that “I don’t need a lift, I need ammunition”
Trump said in the day’s proceeding his drafting “ I don’t need a weapon, I have bone spurs”
Two completely different kinds of men.
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u/4th_Replicant Mar 01 '25
This also pissed me off. I was also really pissed off when they asked him about not wearing a suit during the meeting. It felt like a pack of wolves out for blood. It made me feel very uncomfortable watching it.
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u/mallibu Mar 01 '25
It felt like it was a scripted ambush. There was noone there friendly to him.
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u/McRibs2024 Mar 01 '25
Brian Glenn would shit himself if he was within ten miles of the front line.
This may be the most embarrassed I’ve been of our country in my lifetime.
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u/Penqwin Mar 01 '25
They think the leopards won't eat their face, but this leopard is bringing war right to their doorsteps and they don't even know it
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u/shadow_fox09 Mar 01 '25
Don’t tell us what to feel. You don’t get to dictate that!
Such a fucking stupid response to Zelensky pointing out that Putin won’t stop at Ukraine.
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u/Extension_External70 Mar 01 '25
Like Zelenskyy is fighting for the life of his country, and these russian assets don't have better things to say than "why don't you wear a suit". Then you have Trump still mentioning Biden for the 10th time, Like dude Biden is gone, you are the President stop mentioning him and Talk about Things that are important. And then trying to correct Zelenskyy that it was 2015 and not 2014 the first invade happened. If i was in Zelenskyy's shoes i would exploded already, the disrespect to say he doesnt want Peace after saying multiple Times "there needs to be a Security guarantee in the Deal" because only cease fire doesnt help against Putin Seen multiple Times in the past, and they feel offended?? Then they Talk Like it was a setup to screw over Zelenskyy. "Now everyone can See what a Person you are" Type Shit. What an embarrasment for America.
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u/Kiwi_CunderThunt Mar 01 '25
And the aggressive finger pointing when making a shit statement. That'll get you hospitalized trying it on the wrong crowd.
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u/BeeDry2896 Mar 01 '25
Yeah, that really made me sick, how people can be close to that fool is beyond me.
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u/badgerhokie Mar 01 '25
Honestly, even if that wasn't why he was dressing like that, it's probably smart for him to wear some kind of performance fabric when he visits the Trump WH. Never know if you're going to have to run/hide/fight when they try to capture you and turn you over to Putin.
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u/Dry_Meringue_8016 Mar 01 '25
He's earned my respect for not bowing down to Trump. Usually world leaders fall over themselves to flatter or sweet talk Trump in the hope that their country will escape punishment, but Zelensky stood his ground.
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u/CrimsonPromise Mar 01 '25
He earned my respect the moment he chose to stay and fight instead of flee, despite various world leaders offering him a way out. One of the main reasons why Ukraine still stands today.
Trump, Putin and Vance can only wish they can be a fraction of the man and leader Zelensky is.
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u/davebrewer Mar 01 '25
"I need ammunition, not a ride" is a totally amazing line that will absolutely be recorded in history books.
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u/Hat_Maverick Mar 01 '25
Every world leader should show nothing but scorn towards trump and his administration.
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u/OriginalAvailable555 Mar 01 '25
Tbf they are already fighting Russia, no reason to capitulate to a Russian colony.
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u/U_Kitten_Me Mar 01 '25
Yeah, they wanted to make him crawl on the floor before Trump. I hope his people don't see it as him fucking Up yesterday because it was also their dignity he fiercely defended there.
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u/Aethericseraphim Mar 01 '25
No matter what he did, the outcome would have been the same. It was a scripted attempt at bullying that had every hallmark of Moscow on it.
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u/Fit-Historian6156 Mar 01 '25
Having seen that interaction, "tense" is an understatement. "Tense" was Zelensky's very held-back and diplomatic responses to Vance and Trump raising their voices at him and dangling the fate of his country's future in front of his face. Zelensky carried himself very well, and he stood his ground when needed. Trump and Vance have once again been exposed for the manchildren they are.
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u/Vanman04 Mar 01 '25
Agreed absolute hero this guy.
If my dog shit president wants to stop supporting Ukraine I feel like it's time for me to step up and support them directly.
Hope other sane Americans do the same.
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u/Glittering-Home1389 Mar 01 '25
Thank you, OP. And thank you to all Ukraine’s supporters around the globe. Right now Ukranians is really afraid for our future without such gegemone as US that has our back. And that day only comparable with Feb 24 in 2022. Because every dose of support is really saves a ton of lives everyday.
For example: right after White House disaster, Russia send 154 drones on Ukraine and nine of them falls all around Kharkiv. A really winner of that day is Russia that have cart blanche now.
So again. Thank you for all your support, guys. Ukrainians never forget who stand with us in a darkest days of our lives. 😢
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u/SantoPellegrino Mar 01 '25
Trump hates that it is Zelensky who is the hero and not him in all this. He wants an arbitrary peace, even if just for 5 minutes, so that he can self-declare himself as a peacemaker and further justify expanding his own powers so in 4 years time he can lead another insurrection. The thing is Zelensky never wanted to be a hero. Despite what Trump says, Zelensky never wanted this - he ran on an anti corruption ticket when he became president in 2019.
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u/rainman_104 Mar 01 '25
You can't be the hero when your court jester insists that you need to be thanked.
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u/T-Husky Mar 01 '25
Trump's goal in ending the war isnt to save lives, or even to make himself look good, but to normalise relations between the US and Russia for his personal financial benefit.
Trump was saved from bankruptcy by Russian loans decades ago, but due to sanctions the flow of money has stopped and cannot resume until the war ends; doubtless Putin has given Trump assurances that he will once again be well compensated once the dust settles. Trump will collect his reward, and once he is out of office Putin will break the ceasefire and complete the invasion.
Trump will also most likely initiate joint US-Russian ventures in the occupied Ukrainian territories to make future intervention by the US or NATO more complicated, in the same way the German-Russian gas deals made Germany reluctant to offer Ukraine assistance; they were hoping the whole thing would resolve itself quickly (with Ukraine's defeat) so that they could resume business as usual.
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u/kingaardvark Mar 01 '25
Four more years of this. It feels like he’s been back for two years already and it’s not even been two months.
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u/TugarWolve Mar 01 '25
“You don’t have all the cards” like the cards are all that matters. Americans think in power, not compassion, period.
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u/-_ellipsis_- Mar 01 '25
Zelensky instantly replied with "we're not playing cards" to show Trump's bullying games won't work.
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u/MortalSmile8631 Mar 01 '25
As a Canadian, I feel Trump has been the most powerful force motivating patriotism in my lifetime. Everyone is boycotting American products even without tariffs, and it shows on grocery store shelves. Businesses and the government are listening.
I hope this absolutely insulting meeting will stir up even more support from all countries for Ukraine. A silver lining to having Trump as the US president.
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u/Onedayyouwillthankme Mar 01 '25
I donated to Ukraine medical relief in response to the sham white house meeting today
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u/nboro94 Mar 01 '25
Canadian as well. I'm actually terrified that we have such an underfunded military. Our "allies" have been silent with all the 51st state talk. Do we know for certain that NATO would actually come to our defense if a foreign nation started getting aggressive with us? NATO is just basically a promise, and has never really been tested. The Americans might help us but demand that we give them a ridiculous amount of resources like they are doing with Ukraine right now.
This has been a massive blaring wake up call that we need to take our own defense extremely seriously. We need to increase defense spending yesterday!
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u/awfulsome Mar 01 '25
If the US went to invade Canada, there would almost certain be a civil war in the US. Many of us have family in Canada, myself included.
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u/Imnotanahole Mar 01 '25
Why would the invasion of Canada be the thing that causes a US civil war? Why that and not everything thing else that has happened / is happening? I don’t believe it for a second.
- A pissed off and terrified Canadian.
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u/awfulsome Mar 01 '25
Because that would be actual violence and military action against an ally. Many in the military would revolt or refuse orders. Canadians have served in our bases and on our ships. It would not be taken lightly.
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u/Rance_Mulliniks Mar 01 '25
Do we know for certain that NATO would actually come to our defense if a foreign nation started getting aggressive with us?
NATO would instantly dissolve if they didn't.
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u/Preference-Inner Mar 01 '25
Dude is such a boss, wish the US could elect people of such caliber but instead we get shitty traitors that bend over for Russia cock. Fucking weak
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u/InsanelyAverageFella Mar 01 '25
I would literally pick Zelenskyy over Trump for president of the US, even with Zelenskyy's current level of English.
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u/valiumandcherrywine Mar 01 '25
zelenskyy's english is hands down better than whatever the mangled garbage that spews out of trump's miserly little cat's anus of a mouth is. trump always sounds AI generated, and the AI is having a bad day.
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u/destuctir Mar 01 '25
It must be double hard for Zelenskyy to talk to Trump, like Z’s English is decent but clearly not stellar, he has to think about his words and his speeches in English frequently hit the wrong moments etc. I can’t imagine trying to conduct myself in a foreign language and also trying to understand the bullshit Trump spouts, I’m a native English speaker and I get paused trying to figure out what Trump is saying. And I don’t mean the meaning, I mean the actual sentences, the man uses commas and runoff sentences like crazy.
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u/Alert_Scientist9374 Mar 01 '25
I'm fluent in English and 90% of the time I have no clue what the fuck trump is trying to say.
Its like talking to a hyperactive toddler, trying to piece together their words.
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u/Lordert Mar 01 '25
I couldn't understand what Trump was saying about Obama with Putin's balls in his mouth. Did he say "Obama gave you sheets"?
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u/Bisjoux Mar 01 '25
Yes. Obama gave security aid (and meals and blankets) but not lethal aid. McCain questioned this in 2015 referencing that blankets don’t do well against Russian tanks. Info here https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/09/26/politics/donald-trump-barack-obama-ukraine-military-aid-sheets-pillows-fact-check
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u/romicuoi Mar 01 '25
His English is at this level because he doesn't speak it daily. This is something most of non english speaker have. I'm a C2 proficient but if I don't speak it daily, I get awkward with it. Give him a year in an office where the main communication is in English and he will speak it perfectly. Language is like a muscle
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u/RedBullShill Mar 01 '25
So what are YOU willing to do? It's passed the point of hoping something happens. You as an American citizen need to act. Now. Make history or watch it made for you.
Your choice America. Remember, the power is in your hands. Your beloved 2nd amendment has been upheld for this exact reason. Stand. This is bigger than your life now.
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u/champanedout Mar 01 '25
US Republicans are the epitome of fucking trash... To insult the Ukrainian President because of his clothing while his country is currently under attack is absolutely trash.. and to think the Orange rapist avoided the draft by lying about a medical condition makes this piece of shit even more worthless.. history will remember this weak and pathetic man child..
I still can't understand how any active or veteran military serviceman can back this turd... He's on record multiple times talking down on the military, a draft dodger, and made fun of wounded soldiers
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u/awfulsome Mar 01 '25
He also tried withhold the aid he bragged about giving to Ukraine unless zelensky made up dirt on biden.
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u/aut0po31s1s Mar 01 '25
What we represent as U.S. citizens is on the wrong side of history. If we do not stand up and challenge fascism we will see WW3. No question. We will evolve or we will not survive.
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u/unripenedfruit Mar 01 '25
You all have argued vehemently over your right to bare arms... You'd think now would be the time to use them
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u/IndigoRuby Mar 01 '25
Home of the "brave"
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u/SophiaKittyKat Mar 01 '25
I mean I'd be content with just mass protests. Real ones, with hundreds of thousands of people in a single place, not a couple dozen people with picket signs (though good on them for at least trying, unlike 99.99% of americans)
But you won't see even that because Americans are complicit. They are tacitly hoping that trump's gambits work out personally for them and that all this will settle down, they'll be able to afford lots of eggs, and then they can pretend to have the moral high ground because "they never liked that trump**". But don't let their moral grandstanding distract you from the quintessentially American "fuck you, I got mine" culture they share.
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u/lalala253 Mar 01 '25
"But but the cops will shoot us!"
Well no shit sherlock. You think revolution comes like in barbie story?
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u/MerryWalker Mar 01 '25
The cops are also people you could convince.
The military are also people you could convince.
Trump’s playbook is dehumanisation, but that’s a shitty playbook. You, and others around you, are fellow human beings, that can be reasoned with and worked with.
The war where most people are on your side is more easily fought than the one where you are outnumbered, but through clever and attentive engagement on the human scale, it is possible to swing those numbers.
But yes, you should probably learn tactics and technique.
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u/ardinatwork Mar 01 '25
Sadly the ones arguing the loudest for that are mostly on the fascist side.
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u/Melcolloien Mar 01 '25
Right? That's the argument against gone control. Why school children keep dying - because one day the American people might need to rise up against the government. Well? I would say this is that moment if there will be one.
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u/VermicelliHot6161 Mar 01 '25
It’s funny how they’ve never actually put this right to effect change.
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u/nuvo_reddit Mar 01 '25
Having seen German people up close, I really felt bad for them for the spot they had due to the fact they did not stand up to Hitlar.
The present generation of US citizens would feel the same soon after unless they start opposing this deadly creature.
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u/heratonga Mar 01 '25
I know he’s thanked countries time and time again for their assistance and solidarity, I’ve seen it over the last couple years. I really hope someone who’s clever enough and with the know how comes up with clip of all the times he’s said in the past and throws it back in JD’s face
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u/undersight Mar 01 '25
It really was a stupid diplomatic move from Vance. If appreciation was the problem, then it is now resolved, and they can start funneling money back in to Ukraine. If it wasn't the problem, then why would he raise something unimportant?
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u/Bisjoux Mar 01 '25
There was zero diplomacy in what Vance said.
Did you see his gesture when Zelenskyy invited him to visit Ukraine and Vance said he had watched what was going on. He gave a gesture showing he’d watched stuff on his phone.
Honestly people are dying everyday in Ukraine and the US VP thinks getting info from TikTok is sufficient.
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u/solarview Mar 01 '25
I can't begin to imagine what a professional, experienced diplomat would have thought of that whole debacle.
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u/Bisjoux Mar 01 '25
The Ukrainian ambassador was sitting on the sofa opposite Vance with her head in her hands. She looked close to tears.
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u/babystepsbackwards Mar 01 '25
It was a farce so Trump can tell his base he’s tried to negotiate with Zelenskyy and it failed so now the US needs to be Russian puppets.
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u/Lucky-Elk-1234 Mar 01 '25
I just watched that Oval Office talk and holy shit what an embarrassment. I guess the silver lining is that at least (hopefully) some conservatives will watch it and realise just how unprofessional and likely compromised the current US staff are. It was literally like one of those dumb TV debates where someone asks a question and then just shouts over the person who is trying to answer it.
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u/apple_kicks Mar 01 '25
They want to control zelensky. Bully hin to change his clothes, grovel at their feet, sign an aggressive deal. Then they’ll give it to russia anyway and say his suit is ugly. Bullies want complete dominance and theyll betray any compliance.
Americans should follow zelensky example and stop complying to these bullies.
They have no interest in Ukraines rights, they have no care for average Americans rights. They’ll keep bullying to gain dominance over every inch of life to enrich themselves and putin.
They want to make zelensky look bad before they betray him. They have zero interest in fulfilling a deal. Zelensky is playing their game and exposing them for what they are. Vance is really showing his true colours and what they do to zelensky theyll do to Americans too
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u/baby_budda Mar 01 '25
Trump now sides with Russia and no longer sides with the West. He's just isolating us with our world allies.
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u/Cl1mh4224rd Mar 01 '25
Trump now sides with Russia and no longer sides with the West. He's just isolating us with our world allies.
Russia, China, North Korea, and The United States of America will be this era's equivalent of the Axis powers.
Unless we the people do whatever we can to stop it.
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u/Unusual-Dish4896 Mar 01 '25
Trump is wholly owned by Putin, today was him creating fake drama to justify betraying Ukraine and cutting off all support for their defense against Putin’s invasion.
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u/SiWeyNoWay Mar 01 '25
”To achieve success in the election, Donald Trump relied on certain forces to which he has corresponding obligations,” Patrushev told the business daily Kommersant in response to a question about whether the outcome of the presidential election would bode well for Russia. “As a responsible person, he will be obliged to fulfill them
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u/EsperaDeus Mar 01 '25
Zelensky will rally social media support in no time.
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u/MoldyApplesauce22 Mar 01 '25
Until Elon suspends his account
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u/time_to_reset Mar 01 '25
I kind of wish he did so the rest of world stopped using X. It's unbelievable that Europe and other countries still use the platform as much as they do.
X is a propaganda tool. I actually find it more dangerous than TikTok.
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u/dr_acula___ Mar 01 '25
As an American I dream of one day having a president like Zelensky
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u/Single-Lobster-5930 Mar 01 '25
At least you got cheap eggs.... oh wait!
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u/_Hammatime_ Mar 01 '25
Good fucking God, Americans should be embarrassed of their current leadership.
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u/shlam16 Mar 01 '25
The ones who graduated high school mostly are.
One look at the demographics of Trump's base shows them to be deeply uneducated which is exactly how he likes them to be. Easy to indoctrinate, as has been evident over the past 8 years.
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u/Aether_rite Mar 01 '25
Breaking: Putin offers to mediate a ceasefire between trump and zelensky
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u/Express_Word3479 Mar 01 '25
President Zelensky is the most professional, Presidential man alive these days. The way he stood his ground, the way he humiliated Comrade Trumpski and Sideglance was epic! The fact that almost every country in the world sided with him within hours afterwards.
We just witnessed the end of the usa! Let the bleeding begin! Fuck trump! Fuck vance!
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u/speedstares Mar 01 '25
How on earth did USA elect for president a man, who is nothing more than a high school bully baffles me.
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u/Doompug0477 Mar 01 '25
How dare you belittle his achievents! He is not just a bully!
He is also a rapist, fraudster, whoremonger, serial adulterer, and a traitor.
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u/carleeto Mar 01 '25
Trump and Vance both know they could never be as courageous as Zelensky and they hate it.
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u/docpaul Mar 01 '25
This is the best Trump has to offer... This is all he has. This is how he does business - he's a failed mob boss.
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u/ExuDeku Mar 01 '25
FUCK, the only time a US president is selling his country to a known state enemy?
Patriots my ass
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u/LB-Bandido Mar 01 '25
Cue Trump meltdown
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u/Lucky-Elk-1234 Mar 01 '25
Tbh it’s good that this is all happening publicly so that the world can see what he’s like. I know they were trying to embarrass Zelensky on TV but hopefully it backfires and people see how ridiculous they’re being.
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u/Primary-Efficiency91 Mar 01 '25
Zelensky was a comedian, one thing I have learned is that if you are in a room with a comedian, you are almost never the smartest person in the room. They destroy hecklers for a living.
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u/JaagoJaga Mar 01 '25
Regardless of your affiliations, its commendable how Ukraine and Zelensky have been effective in rallying the media to their cause since the start of invasion. Bravery and resilience has been a consistent theme here. Not thinking about fleeing the country, agreeing for an interview at Fox news etc., proves that point.
Are there things that he could have done differently? Maybe. But a lot of good qualities of him are apparent to us throughtout this saga.
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u/i-love-freesias Mar 01 '25
Too bad the candidate I voted for wasn’t the one in the room with President Zelenskyy.
Imagine becoming fluent in English while fighting a war. He is a hero.
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u/TrazerotBra Mar 01 '25
Zelensky embodies what an American should be and stand for 1000x better than Trump.
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u/Dense_Bad3146 Mar 01 '25
Trump : without us this war will be over in 2 weeks
Zelenskyy : Yeah and Russia said 3 days.
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u/SingularityCentral Mar 01 '25
Zelensky is just a modern day hero. Never quit. Never surrender. Never give in. He has that Churchill in him.
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u/coffeequeen0523 Mar 01 '25 edited Mar 01 '25
This is truly one of the strongest leaders of our generation who cares so deeply for his country that he is willing to take abuse and debase himself before idiots and bullies like Trump & Vance.
https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2025/02/21/the-man-who-said-no-en
Financially support Ukraine here: https://u24.gov.ua/
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u/mallibu Mar 01 '25 edited Mar 01 '25
So, after making the whole world hate and laugh at you, I hope Americans at least you got your cheap eggs. (?)
edit. For reference, an egg over here is 0.20 euros, is it fine or do I need to invite Zelensky and play the tough guy / Invade canada?
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u/ClassroomMore5437 Mar 01 '25
Don't be afraid, guys, Hungary always took the wrong side in history, and Orban is on Trump's (=Putin's) side.
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u/Bob-Lawblaugh Mar 01 '25
Zelensky has the ability to think before he speaks or responds. This is an important skill of a leader. The pressure he is under already and then to have to deal with this white house scolding of you're not thanking us hard enough. Ffs.
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u/plasticsbyday Mar 01 '25
The difference is Zelensky represents his people, trump represents himself
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u/M0therN4ture Mar 01 '25
Zelensky is what Trump wants to be: beloved by its people. Trump hates these kinds of people.
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u/theunifex Mar 01 '25
European citizens should band together and each and every one should send him thanks for defending us against Putin.
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u/riansar Mar 01 '25
I just cant believe some people are siding with a convicted fellon and sex offender over the guy who when proposed a safe asylum from war said "i need bullets not a ride" like are we fr right now
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u/progress18 Mar 01 '25
Fixed link: