President Volodymyr Zelensky has spent much of the past two years trying to win over Donald Trump. Flattery, constant meetings, and carefully calibrated concessions have become hallmarks of his dealings with the U.S. president. But the strategy has failed, prompting Zelensky to change course and adopt a more confrontational tone. "Frankly, Trump has crossed the Rubicon," a Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent, summing up the mood in Kyiv following Washington's latest deals with Moscow

President Volodymyr Zelensky has spent much of the past two years trying to win over Donald Trump. Flattery, constant meetings, and carefully calibrated concessions have become hallmarks of his dealings with the U.S. president.

But the strategy has failed, prompting Zelensky to change course and adopt a more confrontational tone.

“Frankly, Trump has crossed the Rubicon,” a Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent, summing up the mood in Kyiv following Washington’s latest deals with Moscow

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    • peopleproblems@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      I don’t know diddly squat about what Europe is doing with Ukraine right now. I know various countries gave significant amounts of hardware support, then the stories about that stopped.

      I’d like to believe that Zelensky buying time was so that Europe could build up support. Europe, hopefully, is MUCH smarter than the authoritarian nations and not intetested in dick waving.