Saturday, July 05, 2025

Trump furious when his BFF Putin doesn't receive gifts from Zelensky

 Back in April, Trump posted this in his social network Truth Social, paradoxically blaming Ukraine both for not fighting over Crimea 11 years ago and for refusing to recognize it as Russian territory now:

 

 

"Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is boasting on the front page of The Wall Street Journal that, “Ukraine will not legally recognize the occupation of Crimea. There’s nothing to talk about here.” This statement is very harmful to the Peace Negotiations with Russia in that Crimea was lost years ago under the auspices of President Barack Hussein Obama, and is not even a point of discussion. Nobody is asking Zelenskyy to recognize Crimea as Russian Territory but, if he wants Crimea, why didn’t they fight for it eleven years ago when it was handed over to Russia without a shot being fired? The area also houses, for many years before “the Obama handover,” major Russian submarine bases. It’s inflammatory statements like Zelenskyy’s that makes it so difficult to settle this War. He has nothing to boast about! The situation for Ukraine is dire — He can have Peace or, he can fight for another three years before losing the whole Country. I have nothing to do with Russia, but have much to do with wanting to save, on average, five thousand Russian and Ukrainian soldiers a week, who are dying for no reason whatsoever. The statement made by Zelenskyy today will do nothing but prolong the “killing field,” and nobody wants that! We are very close to a Deal, but the man with “no cards to play” should now, finally, GET IT DONE. I look forward to being able to help Ukraine, and Russia, get out of this Complete and Total MESS, that would have never started if I were President!

 
As Tatyana Shevchenko commented in the Dialog, Trump is openly threatening Ukraine with his statement that Zelensky "can have Peace or, he can fight for another three years before losing the whole Country". He actually confirmed the media reports that his "peace deal" includes capitulation of Ukraine to the aggressor: legal transfer of Crimea to Russia, Russian control over the occupied territories, abandonment of Kyiv's NATO aspirations, and absence of any security guarantees that would prevent another Russian invasion in the future. What is important, Trump demands nothing from Russia. Failing to get from Kremlin even agreement on a temporary ceasefire, the US leader is again pressuring Ukraine in order to blame it for his own inability to put an end to the war.

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