Complete BS, but the MAGAts will suck it up. And the GOP will go along with it because they are cowards.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has left the White House after a tense public confrontation with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance while they met in the Oval Office.
President Donald Trump writes that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "can come back when he's ready for peace" after a hostile Oval Office exchange between the two leaders[image or embed]
" CNN (@cnn.com) February 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
WATCH LIVE: Zelenskyy expected to speak at the Hudson Institute after White House blow up
at 4:00 pm
"There is a much more accurate way to describe who Donald Trump is: He is a gangster. He governs like a gangster. And if you think of him not as any variety of politician but rather as a gangster"who sits atop not a political party, but a gang"his actions make perfect sense."
www.hamiltonnolan.com
Keep in mind Trump is not the top gangster in the world; the guy he bows down to is:
Hamilton Nolan
@hamiltonnolan.bsky.social
It is clear that there is an answer to "What does Russia have on Trump?" that has not been uncovered yet and whoever lands that story is getting a mega Pulitzer
gangsters?
"What hundred billion? I didn get no hundred billion!"
www.csis.org
On February 2, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said he had only received $75 billion of the $175 billion the United States had spent ...
"Hunter Biden"s involvement in Ukraine and Burisma still stinks."
KIEV (Reuters) - During his time on the board of one of Ukraine's largest natural gas companies, Hunter Biden, the son of former U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden, was regarded as a helpful non-executive director with a powerful name, according to people familiar with Biden's role at the company.
www.reuters.com
What about that stinks, specifically?
Taxpayer Dollars Sent to Ukraine Funded Fashion and Luxury"And USAID Tried to Hide It
See below
tfppwire.com
Sickening abuse of our tax dollars by the dem Deep State UNELECTED federal bureaucracy.
This, exact tweet has been posted by many many EU/European leaders:
Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President @ZelenskyyUa.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
x.com
Just one example ... search it yourself, its embarrasing.
Was the ambush of Trump perhaps? Sure looks like it. Z just ------ Ukraine.
Hey BILLJOHNSON, your willful ignorance is profound:
The Ukrainian constitution disallows elections during wartime, specifically under martial law[1][4]. The Constitution of Ukraine prohibits holding elections to the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) under martial law[4]. Article 83 of the Ukrainian Constitution states that if the term of the Verkhovna Rada expires under martial law, it shall automatically be extended until a new Rada is seated following the end of martial law[2].
Additionally, Article 19 of Ukraine's martial law legislation specifically forbids conducting national elections[2]. This legal framework predates the current conflict and President Zelenskyy's administration[2].
The constitution also prevents amendments to itself during martial law, as stated in Article 157[4]. This means that even changing the constitution to allow elections is not possible under the current circumstances.
It's important to note that these constitutional provisions are designed to ensure the continuity of state power during times of crisis[4]. The president remains the legitimate head of state and must fulfill their duties until a new candidate, elected by the people, takes office once martial law is lifted[4].
Citations:
[1] www.jurist.org
[2] foreignpolicy.com
[3] euvsdisinfo.eu
[4] war.ukraine.ua
[5] www.ukrainer.net
[6] abcnews.go.com
[7] en.wikipedia.org
[8] en.wikipedia.org
[9] www.understandingwar.org
[10] www.journalofdemocracy.org
#258 - that brought a big smile to my face, Reinheitsgebot! This link worked better for me:
www.commondreams.org
Would it have killled Z to wear a suit for one day when coming into the WH - where his country has gotten by far the most material support?
#262 | Posted by BellRinger
I heard his tan suit was at the cleaners ...
Zelensky's Congress Appearance Sparks Winston Churchill Comparisons
Newsweek
Would it have killled Z to wear a suit for one day when coming into the WH - where his country has gotten by far the most material support?
#262 | Posted by BellRinger
Musk never wears a suit and nobody in the MAGA cult cares about that. As it happens there is a reason why Zelensky doesn't wear a suit:
President Zelensky criticised for informal clothing worn to meet President Biden--but there's a reason behind ituk.style.yahoo.com
Updated 22 December 2022
When will President Zelensky change his signature style? Earlier this month the Ukrainian president told the Financial Times that he would keep on wearing his new outfit, ditching the suit until after the war is over.
In a tweet, journalist Christopher Miller revealed that the Ukrainian leader spoke to him personally about his outfit choice and growing "a war beard."
"Zelensky told me he wouldn't go back to wearing a suit and tie and shaving his beard until Ukrainian victory in the war," Miller wrote on Twitter.
So it seems, until Russia retreats from Ukraine, Zelensky will continue championing the iconic olive green.
Zelensky didn't wear a suit to meet with Biden or King Charles either, but they're not petty little bitches trying to gin up a fake contraversy for their nincompoop followers, so they didn't/don't care.
The clownish outfit Trump created for his dinner with the queen of England remains a classic source ofchilarity: www.esquire.com
"Today we have witnessed the greatest '--- show' ever presented live on television, by the current American president and his vice president...Huge credit to the president of Ukraine for restraining himself and for keeping calm even though the USA put on a backstabbing TV show. It made us sick. Short and sweet." - Haltbakk Bunkers who has announced an end to refueling of any United States military in Norway ports. drudge.com - post by Reinheitsgebot
Sisu.
Hey Jeff -
Did you see what the Norwegians saw when they watched the "Trump/Vance/Marjorie Taylor Greene's boyfriend, Brian" ambush and backstabbing of Zelenskyy? Or did you see something entirely different? The world, even Russia all saw it. The only difference is our Allies and those in the Free world were horrified, and Russia was ecstatic.
Have you stopped to ask yourself why that's the case?
Here's a rundown of the free world's views on what happened and where they all stand:
www.aljazeera.com
Only the Right wing fascists favored Trump, and one it was only a hedge. The fascist in Italy, Meloni, and of course Orban. No surprise on that Russian agent's view.
"It's a stance I happen toagree with and I've felt that way since after the first year of this conflict. Ukraine is not a NATO ally and while Europe offers loans for Ukraine (and in way smaller numbers than what we've provided) we have been giving grants to the tune of nearly $200 billion with no end in sight if we stay the course."
The numbers cited by Trump about the contributions of the US vs Europe are wrong. Charts at link:
The Real Ukraine Numbersstevenrattner.com
The Trump administration is closing in on a deal for the United States to receive a financial interest in Ukraine's critical minerals industry. The first question, of course, is why we are asking an ally that was attacked to pay a kind of reparations. But apart from that, the president has characteristically exaggerated and misrepresented the facts.
As he often does, the president has been wildly misrepresenting the facts around Ukrainian war aid. He claims that the United States has provided around $350 billion in aid; the actual figure is $120 billion. He has said that Europe has provided about $100 billion; the correct figure is $138 billion. (It is true that some portion of the European aid is in the form of loans.)
As a share of gross domestic product, the U.S. is roughly in the middle of the pack, well below small countries like Estonia and Denmark that are geographically close to Ukraine but roughly in line with larger countries like France and the U.K.
Against that backdrop, it is not clear why Trump believes that the U.S. is entitled to his requested $500 billion of compensation from Ukraine's critical minerals industry, large resources of titanium, lithium, uranium and others. Regardless, the Ukrainians appear likely to agree to something as soon as Friday, when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Washington.
It's also important to note that the European Union and its members have promised an additional $121 billion in assistance while the U.S. has only pledged an additional $5 billion.
Also I only recently realized how much the money earmarked for Ukraine is being spent in the US and helping the economy here (from above link):
"Moreover, an estimated 70% of what we provide to Ukraine is spent in the U.S. on things like equipment and ammunition or on U.S. forces. The Center for Strategic and International Studies has mapped where in the U.S. Ukraine related spending has gone. Interestingly, it found nine Congressional districts that received over $1 billion. Of the nine, six are represented by Democrats and three by Republicans. (Note that Florida's first congressional district received between $500 million and $1 billion.)"
More info on how the aid works:
How America's Aid to Ukraine Actually Works
Only a small percentage of the overall aid package takes the form of cash transfers to Kyiv; the vast majority goes right back into the U.S. economy.
www.lawfaremedia.org
How Supporting Ukraine Is Revitalizing the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
www.csis.org
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