Summary
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed confidence that Donald Trump’s presidency will hasten the end of the war with Russia, following their “constructive exchange” after Trump’s election victory.
Zelensky emphasized the need for a diplomatic resolution by next year, while acknowledging Ukraine’s challenges on the battlefield.
Trump, criticized for his alleged leniency toward Vladimir Putin, has vowed to end the war quickly but has not detailed his strategy.
The U.S. remains Ukraine’s largest arms supplier, recently approving $61 billion in aid.
What else is he going to say? Fuck the U.S. and fuck Trump?
Exactly. While pride from Zelensky would feel great I’m sure, it would come at the cost of many more Ukrainian lives. Best to suck up to the wannabe dictator and hope he’s generous.
He’s willing to suck up to an asshole for his citizens. It’s an excellent mark of leadership.
The reporting I heard from Michael koffman was Ukrainian soldiers felt they were slowly losing to attrition and needed a change in approach anyway, so this may not entirely be bullshit from zelensky.
The word from NCD, is that Zelensky wasn’t bluffing about the nukes. He doesn’t think Putin can radiologicaly retaliate after his generals looted the maintenance budget.
Israel has been taking part in a technology transfer. Any escalation in Eastern Europe takes eyes away from what’s going on in the Levant.
Iodine pills all around!
Giving Ukraine a nuclear deterrent may be Netanyahu’s Churchill moment, i.e. one good action made by someone with an otherwise uniformly shitty record
One of these will happen?
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Trump is Putins puppet and US will eventually drop support from Ukraine. Europes support will not be enough and Ukraine eventually falls. Trump tower will be build in Moscow in a decade.
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Trump will brown nose Putin. Putin will humiliate Trump and things will continue as is.
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Option 2, but Trump dies or is incapacitated. Just replace Trump with Vance or other Republican stooge.
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Trump is actually a misunderstood stable genius and war will end with territorial loses that Ukraine can accept.
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Russia has an economical collapse and has to pull out of Ukraine, but still desperately tries to cling on Crimea. No peace agreement signed and conflict continues as a confusing mess to far future, maybe stabilizing in Korea style.
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Everybody goes nuts and we are all live action roleplaying Fallout.
Wouldn’t nuclear winter help with global warming?
1 is impossible due to Europe’s conviction. 2 is inevitable.
I think 5 has some elements of truth, but a full on collapse would probably be the end of Putin. More minor economic problems would probably lead to koreafication around the current front line.
I don’t think Europe has much conviction regarding Ukraine, unfortunately. Most of the larger EU member states are trying to slow their own Russia-backed right-wing movements but appear to be losing ground by the day. It’s only a matter of time before the “appeasement” stance becomes widespread and we end up with a situation mirroring the 1930’s.
3 should happen soon with all the McDonald he eats.
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Putin’s asset in America will help him end the war while saving face.
