Summary
Days before the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, Ukrainians find unity threatened not just by Russia but also shifting U.S. support.
Donald Trump’s false labeling of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a “dictator” has provoked fierce backlash, even from Zelenskyy’s critics, who now rally around him.
With ongoing Russian attacks and Ukrainian forces stretched thin, Trump’s suggestion of a swift end to hostilities raises fears of concessions favoring Russia.
Officials argue that elections amid war would undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty. Many vow to continue resisting, regardless of major foreign policy changes.
Zelensky isn’t the best fit, and his opponents in Russia call him a clown, yet this clown used and uses his media knowledge to, as a first face of the nation, keep this conflict feautured in world news, frequent frontlines, give a lot of direct adresses to his own people in this struggle, ask for supplies and support from other nations. I believe, he puts 125% effort into this and is likely shortening his own life by a constant overwork and stress. He and his people aren’t the best, and their country is plagued with post-ussr-style corruption, indeed, yet they do what they think is right in this turbulent situation.
I’d indulge in whataboutism and ask, who we are to compare with the dude. Putin, Trump or Orban? What’s the baseline that’d put him to shame?
I think he’s going to go down in history as one of the most successful civilian wartime leaders, ever. I truly cannot even begin to imagine how much he has had to learn on the job, and it has certainly taken years off his lifespan. Pictures of him now vs pictures of him pre-war could almost be a father and his son. But his sheer effectiveness at rallying his people and the world has been nothing short of legendary.
“I need ammo, not a ride” is fully equivalent to “We will fight on the beaches”. So far I consider him in that same tier as the titans of history. This, I think, is what historical figures look like when you’re living alongside them, certainly mired in propaganda and debate, but with a certain shine that is hard to deny.
“I need ammo, not a ride” is fully equivalent to “We will fight on the beaches”.
Even more so since unlike Zelensky, there weren’t enemy death squads looking for Churchill in London at the time of that speech.
Zelensky may not be the best, but I have zero doubts regarding him trying his best and his continued resolve to try and do whatever is best for his people.
One of the very few people in political office these days who deserve the title of “leader”. An admirable man indeed.
Does a country need extra unity at war time. And if they did do they get from external sources???
American citizens are with you even if our traitorous politicians aren’t
If Trump’s incompetence in executing Vlad’s grand vision saves Ukraine, and his chaotic bumbling at home collapses our government in such spectacular fashion that we look more like modern Europe in a decade, I will obviously be happy about it but I will also be so annoyed.
He would not be the Trump we deserve, he would be the Forrest Magoo that we need.
Looking more like modern Europe means you’re going to have to fight, maybe even physically fight, the rather distressingly large population of very rascal right wingers your country has.
If your government collapses and it’s not you who’ll stick your neck out for it to be remade in a different way, then there’ll be someone who comes along and remakes it in an even worse way.
Good! Keep the truth alive Ukraine!
Does Trump realise the whole world just thought what an obvious lying Cunt.
Ukrainian friends, as an American I’m sorry this has happened, sorry both for my country and for yours. It may be a small consolation as our new regime withdraws aid, but remember that most Americans are still on your side as we have been throughout the war.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 !
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If you’re being ironic somehow I don’t think your joke landed
He’s got Quebecois singing the national anthem in English, now he’s got Zelenskyy’s critic rally around him. He truly is uniting the world lol
Yeah I was going to say, “sounds familiar”.
He’s got Quebecois singing the national anthem in English
Wdym? I’m ootl (and my google-fu is apparently shit)
My brother told me about it a few days ago during a hockey game in Montreal. I looked for clips and turns out it was bilingual, which is a little less exciting.
The anthem itself is bilingual. Singing it in French is every bit as appropriate as singing it in English.
Zelensky is the best person to be in the position he has, all things considered. Seems like a stand-up guy, and not a career politician that you’re gonna worry has other motives in mind.
A true man of the people.
“Slava Ukraini!”
Fuck Trump and MAGA. I am beyond disappointed in my country.
He was always going to run into trouble with trump’s bizarro views, because one of the greatest assets of Ukraine is being down-to-earth and the truth vs russia’s caleidoscope of bullshit. If they go along with trump’s bullshit, they have nothing left to fight for.
trump did try to extort zelenksy in 2019, by “providing blackamail against biden”
Seems like a stand-up guy
I mean, duh, he used to be a comedian!
I’ll see myself out now…
[baa-dum! tsk!]
Go move to Ukraine lol
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No. You go to Ukraine—and make sure you wear your MAGA hat.
Nah, imma stay in the country whose leader I voted for lol
Nazis fuck off
Not a nazi. Just a honest hardworking man haha
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lol. Keep talking big behind that screen
so those running away to avoid conscription are coming back? /s
you might even find fucked up news like russian and ukrainian ganging up together and doing illegal online scamming, while based in Phuket region.
in reality, it’s no so black and white. and online “reaction” are never representing on the ground situation.
and online “reaction” are never representing on the ground situation.
Unironically saying this as online reaction such as this, absent of any evidence or being on the ground themselves.
Fleeing from conscription is common across all wars, no matter how just. Russia has massive problems with people fleeing. Anyways, that’s not really what the article was discussing.
It actually is pretty black-and-white in terms of who is fighting a just war, and who is fighting a war more akin to Hitler’s invasion of Poland.
Out of all the conflicts in the world, Ukraine is the simplest, most black and white one there is. It’s one country invading another, and quite openly stating they want the other country to do as they say, or else.
Ukraine didn’t attack Russia. There are no Ukrainian terrorist cells bombing places within Russian borders. There are none of the things in this conflict that wouid make it complicated.
It’s one country invading another.
So ask yourself; do you condone unprovoked invasions?
The Great Uniter.
United Canadians. United Mexicans. Now Ukrainians.
Who’s next?
It won’t be States, that’s for sure.
He wants to run the US like Putin so bad, maybe fringe states will break away there too
California should secede.
All blue states should, honestly. They’re the ones carrying the red states on their backs.
I would love for California to invade Arizona while they’re at it.
Cmon Cali! You need the water and I don’t want uranium mining in my state, especially the Grand Canyon
Unfortunately with the state of the Colorado River, AZ will need water soon, too.
Since foreign interests wield all the power in Washington anyway, can we get Zelenskyy as president?
He’s a little bit busy at the moment.
I bet he’d quickly become less busy if he was the supreme commander of the US armed forces
Eh, could be worth a shot!
Isn’t it pretty standard to postpone elections in wartime?
Not really in the course of history. A lot of countries had no elections that could have been postponed.
Also, yes.
But the US had elections during WW2 and they where in exact same position as Ukraine is now!
Edit: Was that really THAT hard to detect the sarcasm? I guess humor is really dead.
Were they? Wich part of the US was ocupied exaclty? Apart from some atols in the middle of nowhere?
I’m 99. 9% confident they were being sarcastic.
Thank you, you’re one of the four that found it funny / understood that it was a joke.
I sure as hell hope so. But I can’t be certain anymore. So much weird, hyperbolic shit has happened or been said in the past 3 months, it makes headlines from The Onion seem reasonable in comparison.
I’m worried that this will soon lead to a US invasion into Ukraine, using Russian talking points. The military is already beheaded to avoid any opposition
Invasion? Only uninvited like the ruskies are doing an Invasion.
Besides, peace keepers on Ukrainian non-Russian borders like Belarus would free up Ukrainian units.
I don’t think you understand what side the US would be deploying for
You’re right with the orange turd in the white house
How many countries can this guy invade at a time? Greenland, Canada, Panama, South Africa, Ukraine… the list is so long I’m sure I’m missing somebody.
The US military is powerful but even they have their limits. With Cheeto now firing the tip brass and lowering it’s budget immensely, expect the US armed forces to be extremely reduced in strength to the point where it won’t be able to wage any war anywhere let alone multiple countries
Wait, South Africa? Did I miss something? I know about all the other ones, but what is his beef with SA? Did Musk complain about something?
They want to steal the land of black people. They called for an uprise of white people over there.
Wtf. How I hate muzzle velocity politics. Put those guys in camps, they are a threat to public safety.
There is a similar thing happening with Trudeau in Canada (with lower stakes perhaps). His popularity in 2024 was abysmal, but Trump being elected and coming after him as revived his legacy.
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦
