President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin causes more irritation to the US administration than he does.
  • Guidy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    111·
    9 days ago

    Zelenskyy is a hero.

    “I don’t need a ride; I need ammo.” - when the US wanted to evacuate him to safety. That may be the most badass thing I’ve ever heard of, at least that happened in my lifetime.

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      54·
      9 days ago

      At least the equal of, “Russian warship, go fuck yourself”. And that was from men who knew they were about to be bombed into the stone age.

  • ceenote@lemmy.worldEnglish
    471·
    9 days ago

    It’s so weird, I can’t decide how to feel about the lengthy, elaborate operation to get a Russian puppet into the White House being undermined not by any counter-intelligence operations or legal protections, but mostly by the egotism and stupidity of those involved.

    • MissJinx@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      9 days ago

      I think there are more powerful people against than pro russia and he plays the money game. He benefits more from being oposed than pro. Russia was naive to think it could control a unhinged self centered person

      • Aatube@kbin.melroy.org
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        6 days ago

        There’s conspiracy theories—based on Trump’s expression after walking out of his first private meeting with Putin—that Russia has blackmail

        • MissJinx@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          3 days ago

          The guy is literally a convicted criminal he has done and said the most outrageous things. I don’t thinl he has to be worried (unless he is burning the bible while hving gay sex pn tape. But I think he would be able to justify even that)