The betrayal of Volodymyr Zelenskyy: What Donald Trump's Judas turn means for Ukraine, and the West

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : Trump credited Putin with "genius" and "savvy" on the eve of the Ukraine invasion.
70% : ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW No matter what Trump says, the historical accounts will give a place of pride and prominence to Zelenskyy's courage in the face of overwhelming odds.
52% : This was at a time when Kyiv still clung to the belief it had a trusted partner in Washington and that, following a telephone call between Trump and Putin, they were on the long road to peace.
46% : World Analysis Why U.S. peace talks with Putin are sparking panic in Europe (and why that may leave Canada to face Donald Trump alone) This rapid turn of events has shaken the major European NATO members to the core -- which poses a The idea for revenue resource sharing was admittedly first proposed by Zelenskyy.
45% : It has taken three years of battle and the return of Donald Trump for Ukraine to learn the lesson that the retired American Marine, Gen. James Mattis, picked up in a career of combat.
42% : In one of his first calls, the newly elected Ukrainian leader told Trump that he too wanted to "drain the swamp" in his country and institute a new style of government.
39% : " Trump, whose only through-line in the conflict is that he wants America to make its money back and then some, has been unapologetic.
38% : The bigger problem is that the fealty toward Trump hasn't proven particularly effective.
38% : " Then Trump called him Zelenskyy a "dictator" and the world, watching things like facts and truth being turned on their heads, let out a collective gasp.
38% : Not-so-friendly fire on a new, far-western front where Trump is weaponizing words and falsifying facts; where he is drafting a deal that could destroy the country.
32% : And when Ukraine complained it was being excluded from the talks, Trump himself weighed in.
31% : Trump criticized Zelenskyy for not holding a presidential election -- something prohibited under the Ukrainian constitution during times of martial law -- and suggested falsely that it was because he was clinging to power with a four per cent approval rating.
29% : In July 2019, Trump requested that Zelenskyy order Ukrainian prosecutors investigate his key political rival Joe Biden, over his son Hunter's business dealings.
25% : ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Zelenskyy doesn't appear to have had the spiritual foresight to brace for the political second coming of Donald Trump -- his Judas.
19% : Zelenskyy fired back that Trump was propagating Russian disinformation created to attack his credibility and accused him of living in a "disinformation space.
14% : You could have made a deal" -- after three years of war, Donald Trump sudden turn against Volodymyr Zelenskyy leaves Ukraine facing a trial it may not survive, Allan Woods writes.

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