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It’s worth watching the full clip to appreciate how this starts with Zelensky undermining the peace process by blaming Russia right after Trump just answered by
by gregwebs 2y ago
It’s worth watching the full clip to appreciate how this starts with Zelensky undermining the peace process by blaming Russia right after Trump just answered by saying blame isn’t productive and Zelensky did it by directly challenging JD Vance's statement previous to the clip. [1] I would suggest changing the link in the article to the full length video clip because I couldn’t fault someone for assuming that with the current state of US Europe relations that the BBC is biased towards selective editing.
Obviously Trump & JD did not handle that well and embarrassed anyone that believes in the value of international diplomacy.
For some more backstory on Zelensky's disposition you can listen to Lex Friedman's take. He went to Ukraine to interview him with the only goal of making peace more likely and couldn't get Zelensky to move an inch in that direction during their discussion. He believes that Zelensky is an amazing leader in many respects, but poorly equipped (mentally) to make peace. [2]
[1] https://youtu.be/uqOOOR7Kr-s?si=5lbj-fGWTZzYMVwB https://youtu.be/uqOOOR7Kr-s?si=5lbj-fGWTZzYMVwB
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T2EL8hkwGE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T2EL8hkwGE
- guax 2y agoWhat peace process? This was a minerals deal. No peace was being brokered here. Not even solid assurances. https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/framework-agreement-us-ukraine-developing-critical-minerals-2025-02-26/ https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/framework-agreement-us... > WHEREAS the United States of America has provided significant financial and material support to Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022;
- gregwebs 2y agoIt's not being reported on much, but they have moved towards normalizing diplomatic relations and Russia and the US are negotiating the outline of the deal now. Here is a recent video with John Mearsheimer (a foreign policy expert) giving commentary on recent developments. [1] John Mearsheimer was (and still is) completely baffled by the mineral deal which as you point out seems to be a distraction. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1lJBv76J5g&t=15s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1lJBv76J5g&t=15s