Trump says Ukraine needs new president who will agree to end war • FRANCE 24 English

What a self-own! Trump launches a surprise attack against Iran, hopes it’s over in weeks, and now bears the consequences for a stupid move. But in true Trmp fashion, whether it bankruptcy at his casino or jacking up fuel prices-someone else must be to blame!<br>American veteran here, and Trump is a world class criminal!

What a sad view from a world leader on the slaughter of citizens in a forced invasion by Russia on a sovergine state.<br>Thoughts of an EU citizen, with the future perception of creating a European Union identity, of a de-Nationalised and re-Europeanised citizenship.

america security guarantee is fake since 1994 budapest. it means flagging Ukraine as easy prey for invasion slowly eroding ukraine for oils. Budapest was a trap by ww2 allies US UK Russia to obliterate ukraine. fake feud between US and Russia, Russia scared Ukraine and Ukraine runs for help to Russia&#39;s very friend US. Meanwhile, the UK is stealing Ukraine talented children through &quot;education&quot;

U.S.-Russia diesel deal represents an overwhelming diplomatic and economic victory for Vladimir Putin. By leveraging the global energy crisis caused by the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, Russia successfully breached the Western blockade without making any major military or territorial concessions. <br>The primary economic benefit is direct funding for the Kremlin&#39;s state budget.<br>Russia has successfully shattered the unified transatlantic front on economic isolation.<br>Russia gained a powerful, indirect defensive shield over its domestic infrastructure. <br>Moscow has successfully shifted the baseline of future peace talks entirely in its favor. ...😎

Trump is a sniveling unprincipled man! The US agitated for Ukrainian independence. Buying diesel which will fund Russian warfare is cowardly and wrong. He thinks this will favour him in the elections in three weeks. The Republicans will be better with him gone. The Dems are the pits too!<br>He is indecisive and does not fight to win. These wars drag on because the US will not fight to win.

I do think that without turning EU economy on war footing Russia will prevail and Europe will loose the face and future. Trump knows this and will act accordingly using Zelensky as scapegoat to legitimize business with Russia. EU is too fragmented to go against Trump and Putin on its own. Time for half measures is long time gone.

Does Pyotr Kurzin know what Starlink/Starshield is? Does he know how much Ukrainian army depends on it?<br>Basically, if Trump switches it off, it will be the end of Ukrainian frontline defense. <br>So, saying that Americans have no leverage is downright idiotic. They are still the life support of Ukrainian army.

These reporters and talking heads are so utterly clueless that it’s embarrassing. Not everything is about Putin! The man couldn’t care less about their ridiculous sound bites or media theatrics. Yet they remain so obsessed with Putin that they’ve seemingly forgotten how to report the news objectively. They’re blinded by their own propaganda, shallow narratives, and sheer foolishness. It’s beyond ridiculous. And Trump is absolutely right to question Zelensky’s position. Zelensky continues to govern without a renewed electoral mandate, yet carries himself with an inflated sense of self-importance, seemingly forgetting that he is not bigger than the country or the broader political process. The arrogance and lack of perspective are staggering.

Poor Ukraine. Thrown under the bus by Biden and Macron. Now kicked in the teeth by Trump and Europe who bought €7.88 billion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia. When will Ukraine wake up to the fact that their so called friends are their enemies? At least a few Ukrainians, such as Iuliia Mendel, have woken up and are protesting against the <i>&quot;Afghanization&quot;</i> of Ukraine. Although it seems too late to prevent that.

ED THE SOCK COMMENTS
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<br>Alright, I watched the whole thing. Here&#39;s my take.
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<br>Trump just called for regime change in Ukraine. A sitting US president telling a democracy at war that they need a new leader. And the Kremlin&#39;s chief economic adviser called it &quot;iconic and historic.&quot; That&#39;s not a slip. That&#39;s a handshake.
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<br>The reason is diesel. Trump is furious that Ukraine is hitting Russian oil refineries because it&#39;s driving up fuel prices at home. So he told Zelensky to &quot;better damn well stop.&quot; Let me get this straight. Russia invades Ukraine. Ukraine fights back by hitting the refineries that fund the invasion. And the American president tells Ukraine to stop because it&#39;s inconvenient at the pump. That&#39;s not diplomacy. That&#39;s a protection racket in reverse. The victim gets scolded for bruising the attacker&#39;s knuckles.
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<br>And why are diesel prices up in the first place? Because Trump went to war with Iran. That&#39;s the analyst&#39;s point and it&#39;s the whole ballgame. He lit the Middle East on fire, oil spiked, and now he needs a scapegoat. Enter Zelensky. The guy who&#39;s been holding the line for four years while Trump talks about how much he admires strong men. Zelensky is the fall guy for a crisis Trump created.
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<br>The leverage problem. Here&#39;s the part nobody wants to say. The US gave up the right to dictate terms to Ukraine when it stopped funding the war early last year. Europe is now in for $100 billion plus. Trump can shout &quot;get a new president&quot; all he wants. He&#39;s not paying the bill. He&#39;s just doing Putin&#39;s PR for free.
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<br>The Miami peace talks. The analyst calls them a smoke screen. He&#39;s right. You don&#39;t put real estate agents in charge of a war negotiation. You put them there so the talks fail. So the deal gets done somewhere else. Behind Europe&#39;s back. With Putin. That&#39;s not a peace process. That&#39;s a handoff.
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<br>And the windfall. Putin gets money, political capital, and a narrative: &quot;See? We did a deal with the West. It&#39;s just Europe that&#39;s the problem now.&quot; He&#39;s been waiting for that frame for three years. Trump handed it to him on a plate.
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<br>The bottom line. Trump thinks he&#39;s the strong man. But strong men don&#39;t beg for oil prices to come down while their enemy&#39;s adviser calls their foreign policy &quot;historic.&quot; Strong men don&#39;t ask a wartime president to hold elections while the bombs are falling. Trump doesn&#39;t want Ukraine to win. He doesn&#39;t care if Ukraine loses. He wants the price of diesel to drop before the midterms. And he&#39;ll throw Zelensky under the bus to get it.
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<br>Putin understands force. So does Zelensky. Trump understands what looks good on TV.
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<br>Check the stove. Keep the loop open. And if somebody tells you Trump is a master negotiator, ask them why Putin&#39;s adviser is doing a victory lap.
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<br>Ed&#39;s out. 🌹