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1. Zelenskyy does not grasp—or deliberately ignores—the bitter truth: those with whom he feels most affinity (Western globalists, the American Left, the Europeans) have little power in 2025 to help him. And those with whom he obviously does not like or seeks to embarrass (cf. his Scranton, Penn. campaign-like visit in September 2024) alone have the power to save him. For his own sake, I hope he is not being “briefed” by the Obama-Clinton-Biden gang to confront Trump, given their interests are not really Ukraine’s as they feign.
2. Zelenskyy acts as if his agendas and ours are identical. So, he keeps insisting that he is fighting for us despite our two-ocean-distance that he mocks. We do have many shared interests with Ukraine, but not all by any means: Trump wants to “reset” with Russia and triangulate it against China. He seeks to avoid a 1962 DEFCON 2-like crisis over a proxy showdown in proximity to a nuclear rival. And he sincerely wants to end the deadlocked Stalingrad slaughterhouse for everyone’s sake.
3. The Europeans (and Canada) are now talking loudly of a new muscular antithesis, independent of the U.S. Promises, promises—given that would require Europeans to prune back their social welfare state, frack, use nuclear, stop the green obsessions, and spend 3-5 percent of their GDP on defense. The U.S. does not just pay 16 percent of NATO’s budget but also puts up with asymmetrical tariffs that result in a European Union trade surplus of $160 billion, plays the world cop patrolling sea-lanes and deterring terrorists and rogues states that otherwise might interrupt Europe’s commercial networks abroad, as well as de facto including Europe under a nuclear umbrella of 6,500 nukes.
4. Zelenskyy must know that all of the once deal-stopping issues to peace have been de facto settled: Ukraine is now better armed than most NATO nations, but will not be in NATO; and no president has or will ever supply Ukraine with the armed wherewithal to take back the Donbass and Crimea. So, the only two issues are a) how far will Putin be willing to withdraw to his 2022 borders and b) how will he be deterred? The first is answered by a commercial sector/tripwire, joint Ukrainian-US-Europe resource development corridor in Eastern Ukraine, coupled with a Korea-like DMZ; the second by the fact that Putin unlike his 2008 and 2014 invasions has now lost a million dead and wounded to a Ukraine that will remain thusly armed.
5. What are Zelenskyy’s alternatives without much U.S. help—wait for a return of the Democrats to the White House in four years? Hope for a rearmed Europe? Pray for a Democratic House and a 3rd Vindman-like engineered Trump impeachment? Or swallow his pride, return to the White House, sign the rare-earth minerals deal, invite in the Euros (are they seriously willing to patrol a DMZ?), and hope Trump can warn Putin, as he did successfully between 2017-21, not to dare try it again?
6. If there is a cease fire, a commercial deal, a Euro ground presence, and influx of Western companies into Ukraine, would there be elections? And if so, would Zelenskyy and his party win? And if not, would there be a successor transparent government that would reveal exactly where all the Western financial aid money went?
7. Zelenskyy might see a model in Netanyahu. The Biden Administration was far harder on him than Trump is on Ukraine: suspending arms shipments, demanding cease-fires, prodding for a wartime, bipartisan cabinet, hammering Israel on collateral damage—none of which Westerners have demanded of Zelenskyy. Yet Netanyahu managed a hostile Biden, kept Israel close to its patron, and when visiting was gracious to his host. Netanyahu certainly would never before the global media have interrupted, and berated a host and patron president in the White House.
8. If Ukraine has alienated the U.S. what then is its strategic victory plan? Wait around for more Euros? Hold off an increasingly invigorated Russian military? Cede more territory? What, then, exactly are Zelenskyy’s cards he seems to think are a winning hand?
9. If one views carefully all the 50-minute tape, most of it was going quite well—until Zelenskyy started correcting Vance firstly, and Trump secondly. By Ukraine-splaining to his hosts, and by his gestures, tone, and interruptions, he made it clear that he assumed that Trump was just more of the same compliant, clueless moneybags Biden waxen effigy. And that was naïve for such a supposedly worldly leader.
10. March 2025 is not March 2022, after the heroic saving of Kyiv—but three years and 1.5 million dead and wounded later. Zelenskyy is no longer the international heartthrob with the glamorous entourage. He has postponed elections, outlawed opposition media and parties, suspended habeas corpus and walked out of negotiations when he had an even hand in Spring 2022 and apparently even now when he does not in Spring 2025.
Quo vadis, Volodymyr?
Time chose a War Monger as their Person of the Year then watch as the pubic trust in them Tanks
I read Time was paid millions to do this!
Zelensky was goaded by Trump’s Democrat enemies to sabotage Trump’s plans just an hour before the Oval Office debacle. He is both stupid and crazy and the Democrats are as always malevolent to the core.
Trump must have known that Zelensky was a stupid man when he came over here to campaign for Harris. Even if he thought the Democrats were his best allies that was a dumb thing to do. If he now thinks the Democrats are his best advisers he is even dumber. Politically the would love to see a Trump failure which would also be a failure for Ukraine. Hard to see how this will break.
Zelensky is a stupid man, which is why the CIA installed him as leader after the 2014 uprising. Problem is he is not aware of just how stupid he is. Russia, on the other hand, is, which is why Russia invaded and met so little resistance. The art of was involves chosing your enemies wisely.
Oops…make that “the art of war”…sorry.
“Quo vadis, Volodymyr?”
Wherever a former leader goes after he bends over and kisses his ass goodbye, I figure. President Trump will save the Ukranian people but he isn’t going to save Little Man. Maybe he can go back to being a comedian. I hear he plays the piano, too.
Yeah, Zelenskyyyy deserves the same treatment that prosecutor got when he got to close to Crackhead Hunter. It would be great to hear Trump say; “Well, SOB, guess what? Zelenskyyyy is gone and Ukraine survives to live another day”.
IF the rumors of the Ukraine Klown meeting with Rice and the others then there should be some investigations and CHARGES. The UKlown should give a STATEMENT confirming the Americans? illegal actions and admit they gave him TERRIBLE advice!
There may be some truth to those reports. Little Man is stupid and the usual D-Bag suspects would do anything to try and sabotage President Trump. You’d think they’d get used to failure and just fuck off and die.
“Swallow his pride” as
indicated in #5 is some-
thing tin pot Zelensky is
not prone to do – even
though that would be
best for the Ukrainian
people. President Trump
is willing to help Ukraine
get back on its feet in
exchange for mineral
rights. After all, as Trump
has pointed out, European
countries have helped Ukraine during the war –
but only in the form of loans.
Trump wants an end to
the useless slaughter on
both sides where Ukraine
has been able to find off Russia the past three years
– with U.S. financial aid –
without actually winning.
Just an endless bloody
wheel-spinning of dead
soldiers and more and
more reduction of Ukraine
to rubble.
Whether Zelensky is
stubbornly naive or in thrall
to now-subdued Globalists,
he is a loose cannon – not
only for Ukraine but for, as
Trump rightfully says,
eventually igniting WW III.
The question is not Quo vadis?, Rather Quo usque tandem?
Until President Trump runs out of patience?
Not likely o happen. rum us maser of the Art of the Deal. He has made his offer, now it falls to his counterpart in the negotiation to acccept, reject, or counter the proffered deal. Trump likely does not care much one way or the other. There are plenty more fish in the fryer basket.
Yeah, Little Man is backed into a corner like the cheese nibbling rat he is.
The Europeans are hoping in their heart of hearts that if they put together a peace plan that eventually the US will take it over. They are so wedded to “Net 0” which has already depleted their economies, that they can’t shift to a military footing without further degradation of employment and social services.
Yes, Little Man ran straight to the EU to hit them up for $250 billion right after President Trump threw him out of the White House. The EUtocrats want to manipulate Little Man but they think they can get America, which is President Trump, to pay his beggar’s bill. They’re as deluded as Little Man is.
The little chiseler obviously cares more about getting his hands on more American bucks than the Ukranian people but he isn’t dealing with Joe Bribe ’em this time around. His free ride ended the day Trump became President.
Some people think the Munchkin doesn’t want the war to end but in my opinion, he just wanted to prolong it while he fleeced America for as long as he could. President Trump ended that scam and now Pee Wee needs to fork over some mineral rights and pucker up for some public ass kissing. Vlad is not so patiently waiting for him to fuck up beyond his last chance and President Trump is his only hope.
Let us know what Trump’s ass tastes like, Munchkin. And wear a suit when you kiss it.
If I were Trump I’d not let that little pervert anywhere near my bum, certainly not within kissing range. eeeeeeeechh…..
For some apparent reason, I’m starting to sense an Iraq-type outcome for Zelenskyy, as it was for Hussein.
It could be the pattern of fighting a war by proxy.. the leadership starts to bite the hand that feeds them.
Little Man is obviously losing public and oligarch support in because he refused President Trump’s exceedingly generous offer to save the Ukraine, which caused the Big Man to cut off the money train.
Nah, just send him back to the comedy clubs where he can go back to re-asserting what a clown he is.
A couple of items in remote corners of the internet tell us Obama henchmen Rice, Blinken, Nuland, and Vindman met with Zelensky just before his meeting with Trump. Did they?
I don’t know if it’s true or not. I do know, we can’t depend on Ministry of Truth-approved media to tell us.
It sounds like bullshit to me. That couldn’t happen without public knowledge and all those people are hasbeens. And Brokeback Hasbeen Osama never ran the Alzheimer Joe administration and has zero influence on anything. In fact, he’s the kiss of death, which is why he’s hiding out just like his old Vice Flunky, Joke Bidumb, the puppet of Ukrainian and Russian oligarchs and Xi Ping Pong’s bitch.
Excellent analysis.
The Rothschilds own Europe (including Britain) and Europe does whatever their owners want.
Zelensky thought he could get away with the same feces in the US!
Somebody has to say BS.
Yeah, that Jewish banker conspiracy shit is annoying.
Over the weekend I saw that Sen. Murphy (Conn) met with “Z” on the way to the Whie House! Also, “Z” had a call from Susan Rice, A. Blinken, Ret Col Vingman ALL advising him to behave the way he did! Murphy confirmed his meeting occured!
If that’s true, which I seriously doubt, it would be a violation of the Logan Act. That’s a federal crime punishable by up to three years in prison and a fine with no specified limit. D-Bag scum like Ketchup Kerry and Peanut Balls Carter got away with violating it with impunity, of course..
Trump needs to have Kellogg do the negotiations with Zelensky. He needs someone that is more open to listening & most importantly explaining to Zelensky the reality of the situation. Zelensky’s State Department to put it succinctly “stinks.” They are dumb EU followers. Realize that Putin is not in a good military position and it is not for Trump to help Putin gain territory or to even make friends with him. Trumps job is to create a peace treaty. Maybe more deadly arm shipments to Ukraine along with the Treaty. Just make a deal and let Putin rot in hell. Or – do you want to give Ukraine back the nuclear arms you took from them?
President Trump wants to stop the senseless killing of Ukrainians and Russians. Putin will eventually kill Little Man Big Mouth Zelensky and seize all of the Ukraine along with Crimean and Donbas unless Trump convinces him to keep what he has and stop the war. The only one standing in the way of a Trump brokered peace deal is Little Man. President Trump may have to deal with Putin on his own. Little Man is quite stupid and thought he was dealing with Puppet Bidumb and his handlers. So did the EUtocrats.
President Trump is the man who will bring about an end to that stupid war with or without Little Man’s puny input.
Security guarantees cannot be provided.
The left continually meddles in the affairs of state without any legitimate authority. The height of arrogance is to undermine the president before very crucial negotiations. This is simply treasonous. The Obama crowd has undermined America without any authorization. Only elected officials are authorized to negotiate or influence international policy. Didn’t they throw a fit when General Flynn was discussing policy with the Europeans just prior to the last Trump administration? The Obama-ites are not in power and should never try to undermine the president. This is exactly what they are doing. A major investigation into Rice and other progressives should begin immediately and they should be held accountable for interfering.
Such interference would be a violation of the Logan Act if it happened. Bareback Hasbeen Osama and that Susan Lice guy are nobodies though, so their involvement is unlikely, to say the least.
The left continually meddles in the affairs of state without any legitimate authority. The height of arrogance is to undermine the president before very crucial negotiations. This is simply treasonous. The Obama crowd has undermined America without any authorization. Only elected officials and their representatives are authorized to negotiate or influence international policy. Didn’t they throw a fit when General Flynn was discussing policy with the Europeans just prior to the last Trump administration? The Obama-ites are not in power and should never try to undermine the president. This is exactly what they are doing. A major investigation into Rice and other progressives should begin immediately and they should be held accountable for interfering.
:”Putin …. has now lost a million dead and wounded to a Ukraine that will remain thusly armed.” I keep reading this number yet… where does it come from? Do I believe it? Does anyone really believe it?
Excellent analysis by VDH, but some of the comments reveal immense gullibility.
If the Ukrainian cartoon piano pecker really wants to survive in his stolen position much longer he will have to come to terms wuth acouple items:
how about returning the two eastern regions, the Donbas and the Crimea, which have been part of Russia for centuries by language, culture, and religion since long before even the US was a country. Those two regions were smashed into being part of the Ukraine by some crooked balkanisation during the Soviet era and after. NONE of those people wanted it. And both regions voted to return to Mother Russia in the very recent past. Let those people decide their allegiance?
And how about a permanent agreement to never allow the Ukraine to join NATO? That was a promise made decades ago as NATO was being organised. That was also the Thin Red Line That Mist Not Be Crossed that primptd Putin to cross the border and secure HIS own nation.
NO agreement that does not include those two items well be acceptible to Russia or the US as long as Trump is our CinC. HE understands the deal. No compromise on those two issues.
I also predict that Mr. Zed will, before long, be relegated back to his former role as a piano peckering entertainer. He is not even a duly elected and sworn President of the Ukraine since his recent term expired. He is far past his Use By Date. Remove from shelf and replace with fresh product.
“Quo vadis, Volodymyr?”
Quo? I’ll tell you quo: into the outer darkness….
World War III has already begun, whether we admit it or not.
Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan—three fronts, one war. Russia, China, and Iran want a new world order, and they’re making their move.
If Ukraine falls, Europe falls. Putin’s propagandists say it outright. Weakness invites conquest.
Survival demands resistance. Neutrality is surrender.
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