Trump takes swipe at Zelensky’s leadership
“Zelensky better move fast or he is not going to have a country left,” US President Donald Trump says in a post on Truth Social.
Labelling Zelensky “a dictator”, Trump writes: “I love Ukraine, but Zelensky has done a terrible job, his country is shattered, and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died.”
Trump says in the meantime, the US is “successfully negotiating an end to the war with Russia”.
For context: Zelensky’s presidential term expired last May, however Ukraine has been under martial law since the Russian invasion in February 2022, which means presidential elections are suspended.
We’re getting something back from Defending Ukraine, we’re getting a solid, stable democracy in a former Eastern Block state, AND we’re getting less of the “Putin Dictatorship” to deal with. The billions we’ve spent on aid are WORTH THE COST if it means there is a 1 fewer dictator to content with.
We aren’t giving away money for an Ukraine today, we’re investing in a secure future for tomorrow.
Hell, most of the aid we’ve sent is weapons specifically designed to kill Russians. They were mostly old weapons anyway.
In a sense, this is a cold-war era issue, so Cold War weapons probably will do just fine, with the exception of aircraft. I would send every aircraft we can to Ukraine cause 1) They’re expensive 2) We’re already paid for them, might as well see what they can do.