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Poroshenko’s people and Yulia, they’re all talking to Trump World, positioning themselves as people who would be easier to work with. And people who would consent to many of the things that Zelenskyy is not agreeing to,
Nonetheless ... a top Republican foreign policy expert told POLITICO, asking that his name be withheld so he could speak freely The elites are feeling very disoriented and shocked because they understand very clearly that without United States support, Ukraine will be defeated,
We are seeing some political factions starting to move,
said Ruslan Bortnik, director of the Ukrainian Institute of Politics Our narrative is not to push for elections but to secure free and fair competitive post-war elections in our country.”
The press office responded You would have to prevent me from participating in the elections,
he said, before suggesting, as he has previously, They’re trying to establish informal connections or use the connections they have with the Republican Party or Trump’s entourage and to indicate their willingness to work with Washington,
I believe Trump doesn’t care about whether Ukraine has elections or not. It’s Putin’s narrative, Putin’s goal. Trump is being used by Putin to impose elections on Ukraine with only one purpose, to undermine us from within. He wants to remove Zelenskyy because he is a symbol of our resistance. Putin understands that an election campaign during times of war will be destructive for our unity and for our stability,
You don’t cross your arms in this administration,
As someone who has spent a lot of time with Volodymyr, been in Kyiv with him, has seen what he has had to go through for his country … to see him be called a dictator, told he started this war, for him to be treated that way was wrong,
We can’t expect America to bear any burden for our security if we are not prepared to make those sacrifices ourselves. What has happened over the last few weeks has been clarifying, and we have just had to be open and honest about that now,
It was very hard to watch,
Sunak told the BBC’s Nick Robinson when pressed on the chaotic Oval Office scenes, in which Trump and his vice-president, JD Vance, berated Zelenskyy for a perceived lack of gratitude to the United States I need ammunition, not a ride.
He showed exemplary bravery at the outset of the war when he memorably turned down the offer of an evacuation flight with the rousing slogan We make money if the Ukrainian people make money,
Hands off Ukraine; it's my business partner now, and worth nearly your entire GDP.'
By putting US contractors in the region, Trump was effectively saying to Putin I think that Zelenskyy’s attire is a signal to the world that Ukraine is on a war footing and is fighting for its survival,
Objections to Zelenskyy’s clothing choices are likely just an excuse to take umbrage and cloak what the administration was going to do anyways (cut off aid to Ukraine) in the veneer of moral outrage about Ukraine not being sufficiently respectful,
Republicans didn’t seem to have that much of an issue with Elon Musk’s attire just a couple of weeks ago.”
But Jacob Neiheisel, associate professor of political science at the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences, made quite the observation about this criticism Is it worth it? Was not putting on a tie worth it? ... Is it worth it?”
Jennings later jumped in to share his thoughts about Zelenskyy’s clothes Do you own a suit?” ... A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the dignity of this office.”
He’s communicating, therefore, with those around him in government, but importantly, through digital and heritage media, he connects to his country’s people and the wider world,
