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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.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Fuck Trump, fuck Putin. We stand with Ukraine.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

*European Unity

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Good. That's how stupidity should be responded to.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Does Trump realise the whole world just thought what an obvious lying Cunt.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (4 children)

People don't like to hear it because it's coming from a corrupted pig like trump but zelenskyy is indeed a dictator. Martial law is a form of dictatorship and it shouldn't exist: human beings do not need authoritarian laws to be able to defend themself. While zelenskyy has been touring the fancy courts of world rulers to get money and weapons that directly empower his government ukrainian men between 18-60 haven't been able to leave the country since 2022 and in fear of getting stuck there many ukranians living abroad haven't been able to return. There are cases of people dying trying to flee the border and the draft reach the point where they started kidnapping people in the streets.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_conscription_crisis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXhC8WREVKM

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