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> ...not being able to use his native language Which is ... Russian? Should have aligned himself with the Kremlin, like Lukashenko, if rhetoric/language matter
by ignoramous 2y ago
> ...not being able to use his native language
Which is ... Russian? Should have aligned himself with the Kremlin, like Lukashenko, if rhetoric/language mattered more for diplomacy and politics.
> toxic tactics that they can get away with because of the power position they hold
True. No matter the language such situations are bound to happen amidst power struggle.
- mewpmewp2 2y agoI'm not making an observation about whether he should have used another language, but just that this was one of the reasons why he was at a huge disadvantage in terms of being able to deal with the blatant bullying.
- ignoramous 2y agoWhat I'm saying is that language mattered little. If Zelensky was an anglophone from the UK, he was going to get shafted just the same (as it all looks like he walked straight into a trap there).
- n4r9 2y agoThis comes across as highly dismissive. The man can speak three languages very competently. That's two more than Vance and three more than Trump. Obviously language matters, but for Ukrainians democracy and sovereignty matter more.
- ignoramous 2y agoWe are both making the same point. The language didn't really matter at all.
- n4r9 2y agoI repeat: language obviously matters, and it's one of many factors Trump/Vance exploited to create an intimidating atmosphere. But it's not such an overwhelming factor that it would make Zelensky turn to Russia.
- ignoramous 2y agoYou're making same point as I.
- chabes 2y ago> The man can speak three languages very competently. That's two more than Vance and three more than Trump. Would be hilarious if it wasn’t so sadly true