A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left,
The proposals of Ukrainians about the ‘exchange of territories’ are nonsense, the only way to heal is to ‘feel like Russians again’, Dmitry Medvedev wrote in his Telegram channel,
I told [Ukraine] that I want the equivalent of, like, $500bn worth of rare earth, and they’ve essentially agreed to do that,
But one cannot count up to $500bn and say, ‘Give us back $500bn in minerals.’ That’s not a serious discussion,
Peace will only come through strength,
That country cannot really answer for its words,
We see in America a president who admires autocratic systems,
Today, I heard, ‘Oh, we weren’t invited’ [to talks in Riyadh]. Well, you’ve been there for three years. You should have ended it three years ago. You should have never started it,
Russia’ ... The United States can use the enormous challenges Russia will face in 2025 as leverage to secure critical concessions.”
We are no longer sure if the Americans still stand by our side as they did after 1945,
This requires tough and long-term security guarantees for Ukraine, a strong NATO and progress in Ukraine’s accession negotiations with the European Union,
Russia will likely face a number of materiel, manpower, and economic issues in 12 to 18 months if Ukrainian forces continue to inflict damage on Russian forces on the battlefield at the current rate,
I don’t know who wrote the speech – it is the kind of thing Tucker Carlson could have written, and Carlson is a fool,
I don’t care enough about what’s going on over there that I’m going to step in, get a bunch of our citizens killed and pour more and more money into the war sinkhole.”
Part of it is Mr Trump’s thin skin and his response to what he sees as criticism,
How long is this expected to go on? How much is it expected to cost?”
This war and suffering could have easily been avoided if Biden admin/Nato had simply acknowledged Russia’s legitimate security concerns,
Trump’s relationship with leaders blows hot and cold. He’s had good meetings with Zelenskyy,