President Trump escalated his attacks against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday by calling him “a dictator without elections.”
Why it matters: The smear marks a new low in the deteriorating U.S.-Ukraine relationship. It comes as the Trump administration is negotiating a deal with the Kremlin to end Russia’s war in Ukraine without Kyiv’s participation in the talks.
Remember when FDR negotiated a deal with Hitler to end Germany’s war in Europe without Europe’s participation in the talks?
“A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his Country is shattered.”
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Trump has never called Russian President Vladimir Putin a dictator.
Never has and never will.
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4 responses to “Wait who’s the dictator?”
How do the people in the Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine vote if they have an election? If you ignore the fact that Ukraine is being invaded by Russia then it might sound reasonable to have elections, but given the situation and Trump’s supposed concerns about election integrity it makes no sense.
He has all the diplomatic skill of a dime store robber threatening the cashier.
Throughout Russian history, political losers have not fared too well. Putin, if he loses in this contest over Ukraine, could face exile, or worse: a bullet in the head delivered in the basement of the Lubyanka. I guess it’s a pretty strong motivator.
Putin is a murderer. Such people have to have their backs covered at all times, and in more ways than one in Russia.
https://www.rferl.org/a/enemies-kremlin-deaths-prigozhin-list/32562583.html
Chamberlain, Daladier, and Mussolini ‘negotiated’ Czechoslovakia’s borders away. While excluding Benes from the table.