The Ukraine war thread
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wrote on 28 Feb 2025, 20:41 last edited by
Have now watched and listened to the exchange a few more times. Firstly, Zelenskyi ought not to have been using English, he should have resorted to either Ukrainian or his mother tongue, Russian. By using English he came across as lecturing Vance on Putin’s duplicity and perfidy in diplomacy. Vance was triggered. Trump in his capacity as host and chair, failed utterly to bring his VP into line, calm the waves and bring the meeting to an immediate end.
As pointed out Putin is the sole winner of the day and now probably the war.
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wrote on 28 Feb 2025, 20:43 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in The Ukraine war thread:
Which of his sentences do you disagree with?
Sam's not here to defend himself, so I am honor bound not to respond.
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wrote on 28 Feb 2025, 20:47 last edited by
The white house canceled the planned joint press conference between Trump and Zelensky.
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wrote on 28 Feb 2025, 20:55 last edited by
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wrote on 28 Feb 2025, 21:01 last edited by
To Republicans:
Is this the Commander in Chief you voted for, or has he turned out to be something very different to your expectations?
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Sam Harris weighs in:
That was a mortifying spectacle in the Oval Office today. We witnessed President Trump acting like a handmaiden to a Russian dictator, while processing everything—US foreign policy, world history, the fate of millions—through the lens of his own grandiosity, pettiness, and personal grievances. Trump is siding with a man who has all but threatened us with nuclear annihilation over our support for an independent Ukraine. Putin's troops have routinely subjected Ukrainian POWs to torture. They have stolen tens of thousands of Ukrainian children and repatriated them to Russia. And we now have President and Vice President who blame the victims for all the misery and death that has been imposed on them (and for not saying “thank you” when they do this). Where do we go to get our country's moral stature back?
wrote on 28 Feb 2025, 21:05 last edited by Copper@Horace said in The Ukraine war thread:
We witnessed President Trump acting like a handmaiden to a Russian dictator
Handmaidens to Russian dictators don't put a show like that on live TV.
As Mr. Trump said, during the mortifying spectacle, he wanted the American people to see that.
Mr. Trump welcomes you all to the USA.
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To Republicans:
Is this the Commander in Chief you voted for, or has he turned out to be something very different to your expectations?
wrote on 28 Feb 2025, 21:09 last edited by@AndyD said in The Ukraine war thread:
To Republicans:
Is this the Commander in Chief you voted for, or has he turned out to be something very different to your expectations?
I would not have expected Trump to back down from the push-back from Zelensky.
I really wish Zelensky had been more deferential. While the Trump haters will be indulging in their orgy of blaming Trump for all of this, Zelensky made some very obvious choices, and now we will watch the consequences.
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wrote on 28 Feb 2025, 21:13 last edited by
Next step, Trump provides US intelligence to the Russians - later, he'll ship supplies.
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@jon-nyc said in The Ukraine war thread:
Which of his sentences do you disagree with?
Sam's not here to defend himself, so I am honor bound not to respond.
wrote on 28 Feb 2025, 21:20 last edited by@Horace said in The Ukraine war thread:
@jon-nyc said in The Ukraine war thread:
Which of his sentences do you disagree with?
Sam's not here to defend himself, so I am honor bound not to respond.
Out of curiosity, where did you find that? Do you subscribe to his substack?
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@Horace said in The Ukraine war thread:
@jon-nyc said in The Ukraine war thread:
Which of his sentences do you disagree with?
Sam's not here to defend himself, so I am honor bound not to respond.
Out of curiosity, where did you find that? Do you subscribe to his substack?
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wrote on 28 Feb 2025, 21:30 last edited by
I don't know if it's coincidence, but the market rose a couple % after the fiasco. If certainty was instilled, which as we all know the market loves, it is terrible news for Ukraine.
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To Republicans:
Is this the Commander in Chief you voted for, or has he turned out to be something very different to your expectations?
wrote on 28 Feb 2025, 21:32 last edited by@AndyD said in The Ukraine war thread:
Is this the Commander in Chief you voted for, or has he turned out to be something very different to your expectations?
I voted for the non-traditional approach.
I've made my support back many times over.
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wrote on 28 Feb 2025, 22:07 last edited by
@Horace said in The Ukraine war thread:
@jon-nyc I give him money and he sends me stuff in emails.
I subscribe to his podcast but haven't looked into his sub stack.
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wrote on 28 Feb 2025, 22:14 last edited by
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wrote on 28 Feb 2025, 22:21 last edited by
If Zelensky steps down over fallout from this, I'm going to think that was his plan all along.
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wrote on 28 Feb 2025, 22:29 last edited by
It's clear that Putin ordered Trump to have this meeting out in the open. He's constantly testing Trump's allegiance. There's got to be something bigger than pee pee tapes that he's holding over his head.
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wrote on 28 Feb 2025, 22:37 last edited by
No deal. No meal. Come back when you're serious.
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/28/trump-zelensky-oval-office-meeting-details
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wrote on 28 Feb 2025, 22:39 last edited by jon-nyc
That’s probably too generous.
I’m afraid the plain truth is that Trump is obsequious to Putin simply because he wants to be.
