Summary
Days before the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, Ukrainians find unity threatened not just by Russia but also shifting U.S. support.
Donald Trump’s false labeling of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a “dictator” has provoked fierce backlash, even from Zelenskyy’s critics, who now rally around him.
With ongoing Russian attacks and Ukrainian forces stretched thin, Trump’s suggestion of a swift end to hostilities raises fears of concessions favoring Russia.
Officials argue that elections amid war would undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty. Many vow to continue resisting, regardless of major foreign policy changes.
Slava Ukraini from America. Fuck Trump.
There is a similar thing happening with Trudeau in Canada (with lower stakes perhaps). His popularity in 2024 was abysmal, but Trump being elected and coming after him as revived his legacy.
Ukrainian friends, as an American I’m sorry this has happened, sorry both for my country and for yours. It may be a small consolation as our new regime withdraws aid, but remember that most Americans are still on your side as we have been throughout the war.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 !
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If you’re being ironic somehow I don’t think your joke landed
Fuck Trump, fuck Putin. We stand with Ukraine.
Does a country need extra unity at war time. And if they did do they get from external sources???
American citizens are with you even if our traitorous politicians aren’t
I’m worried that this will soon lead to a US invasion into Ukraine, using Russian talking points. The military is already beheaded to avoid any opposition
How many countries can this guy invade at a time? Greenland, Canada, Panama, South Africa, Ukraine… the list is so long I’m sure I’m missing somebody.
Wait, South Africa? Did I miss something? I know about all the other ones, but what is his beef with SA? Did Musk complain about something?
They want to steal the land of black people. They called for an uprise of white people over there.
Invasion? Only uninvited like the ruskies are doing an Invasion.
Besides, peace keepers on Ukrainian non-Russian borders like Belarus would free up Ukrainian units.
If Trump’s incompetence in executing Vlad’s grand vision saves Ukraine, and his chaotic bumbling at home collapses our government in such spectacular fashion that we look more like modern Europe in a decade, I will obviously be happy about it but I will also be so annoyed.
He would not be the Trump we deserve, he would be the Forrest Magoo that we need.
Looking more like modern Europe means you’re going to have to fight, maybe even physically fight, the rather distressingly large population of very rascal right wingers your country has.
If your government collapses and it’s not you who’ll stick your neck out for it to be remade in a different way, then there’ll be someone who comes along and remakes it in an even worse way.
I don’t know any country that runs an election in wartime, on top of the thought that Russia could easily manipulate those elections from outside to further destabilize the country.
Murica is always at war somewhere.
America had elections in 1944. It has no exception in its Constitution for war.
Besides Pearl Harbour, was American soil ever invaded?
Pretty sure The Netherlands didn’t hold elections in that time. Pretty sure England didn’t hold elections either. Or Poland…
I’d argue there’s a big difference between being at war somewhere and your country being currently invaded and your country fighting survival.
Isn’t it pretty standard to postpone elections in wartime?
Not really in the course of history. A lot of countries had no elections that could have been postponed.
Also, yes.
But the US had elections during WW2 and they where in exact same position as Ukraine is now!
Were they? Wich part of the US was ocupied exaclty? Apart from some atols in the middle of nowhere?
I’m 99. 9% confident they were being sarcastic.
I sure as hell hope so. But I can’t be certain anymore. So much weird, hyperbolic shit has happened or been said in the past 3 months, it makes headlines from The Onion seem reasonable in comparison.
fuck russia. fuck the american people as they had a vote.
American here. Fuck the people who voted for Trump, didn’t vote at all, and anyone involved in the huge spike of voter suppression. We were sold out through misinformation and inference.
Good! Keep the truth alive Ukraine!
USA is completely solidifying itself as the entire world’s enemy.
the entire world’s enemy.
Except for Russia. They are getting real cozy with Putin.
Yeah, the only people who aren’t united against Trump are Americans.
Yeah, the only people who aren’t united against Trump are Americans.
The 70 million people who voted against him aren’t against him…?
Keyword being “united”.
A 50/50 split on two candidates is literally as divided as it’s possible to be.
fuck you.
Zelensky is no dictator. He just happened to be the president at the time that putin invaded and now cannot simply quit and let it all fall apart. Who in their right mind would choose to be a good leader for Ukraine now when the US is turning nazi?
There are two very good reasons not to have an election there right now
1: they just don’t have the time for it, they are fighting for their lives and country.
- A sudden strategy shift, even if it’s a good one, has the potential to put their army in disarray.
More important, it’s just more projection. He’s a dictator. Not me
3. You know Putin would throw every possible resource into influencing that election. He’s damn good at it now too
I also believe there is a law preventing an election during war… I could be wrong, but pretty sure I saw such an article about it.
Also, elections would create announced gatherings of people, perfect targets for a force that abandoned all humanity
Yup exactly.
More important, it’s just more projection. He’s a dictator. Not me
Volodymyr’s account exposed!
If I’m understanding it correctly he can’t just stop and he can’t run an election. He was the last elected official is well liked by his people and most of the world, he could appoint someone but that seems more dictatorial or monarchist than holding an office I think most everyone would rather not hold at the moment.
Zelensky is the best person to be in the position he has, all things considered. Seems like a stand-up guy, and not a career politician that you’re gonna worry has other motives in mind.
A true man of the people.
“Slava Ukraini!”
Fuck Trump and MAGA. I am beyond disappointed in my country.
Go move to Ukraine lol
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No. You go to Ukraine—and make sure you wear your MAGA hat.
Nah, imma stay in the country whose leader I voted for lol
Nazis fuck off
Seems like a stand-up guy
I mean, duh, he used to be a comedian!
I’ll see myself out now…
[baa-dum! tsk!]
He was always going to run into trouble with trump’s bizarro views, because one of the greatest assets of Ukraine is being down-to-earth and the truth vs russia’s caleidoscope of bullshit. If they go along with trump’s bullshit, they have nothing left to fight for.
trump did try to extort zelenksy in 2019, by “providing blackamail against biden”
The Great Uniter.
United Canadians. United Mexicans. Now Ukrainians.
Who’s next?
It won’t be States, that’s for sure.
He wants to run the US like Putin so bad, maybe fringe states will break away there too
California should secede.
All blue states should, honestly. They’re the ones carrying the red states on their backs.
I would love for California to invade Arizona while they’re at it.
Cmon Cali! You need the water and I don’t want uranium mining in my state, especially the Grand Canyon
Unfortunately with the state of the Colorado River, AZ will need water soon, too.
