There’s a strange air of relief in Kyiv – Trump’s betrayal gives us clarity
There’s a strange air of relief in Kyiv – Trump’s betrayal gives us clarity
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There’s a strange air of relief in Kyiv – Trump’s betrayal gives us clarity
There’s a strange air of relief in Kyiv – Trump’s betrayal gives us clarity
Posted by theipaper
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Chris York writes:
One of the more recent things in short supply in Ukraine right now – alongside US leadership, support and intel – are adjectives.
Just over two weeks ago, [I wrote here about how Donald Trump’s apparent betrayal](https://inews.co.uk/opinion/ive-lived-in-ukraine-for-almost-four-years-the-mood-here-is-the-darkest-its-been-since-the-invasion-3547242?ico=in-line_link) of Ukraine had stunned Ukrainians and created the darkest mood since the early days of the full-scale invasion.
Yet somehow, things have become even darker.
The extraordinary Oval Office showdown between Donald Trump, JD Vance and Volodymr Zelensky left Ukrainians truly gobsmacked.
The *Kyiv Independent* [canvassed Ukrainian soldiers](https://kyivindependent.com/trump-can-go-to-hell-we-asked-8-ukrainian-soldiers-about-zelenskys-oval-office-argument/) for their reactions. The responses included: “we earned our right to be heard in the world by the Ukrainian soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice”; and “I don’t understand how Zelensky held back from slapping him.”
Since then, Trump, Vance and Elon Musk have continued their quest to delegitimise and unseat Zelensky, which was quite literally the original goal of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. And just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, Trump cuts off military support and intelligence sharing.
Read more: [https://inews.co.uk/opinion/theres-a-strange-air-of-relief-in-kyiv-trumps-betrayal-gives-us-clarity-3573138](https://inews.co.uk/opinion/theres-a-strange-air-of-relief-in-kyiv-trumps-betrayal-gives-us-clarity-3573138)
I guess that’s one way to see the glass as half full. The US is run by crooks, idiots, and Russian assets (sometimes all three at once) but at least we’re so transparent about it you can account for it
I don’t get it.
Europe is still buying Russian gas because they refused to listen to warnings about their dependence.
Europe refused to spend money on defense for decades because war is “icky”
Europeans for years complained about America being world police and being “dragged into the iraq war”.
But somehow if Ukraine falls because American taxpayers are skeptical about being involved in another forever war overseas, it’s all Americas fault? No accountability how Europe placed itself in a position where it has no agency over a war on its own continent at all?
Is it really a betrayal though?
Even before he got into office his stance on Ukraine was pretty clear.
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