Why Zelensky couldn’t go to the White House alone

Why Zelensky couldn’t go to the White House alone



by theipaper

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  1. European leaders are accompanying Volodymyr Zelensky to Washington for an unprecedented meeting today because they fear he would be “humiliated” without them, according to experts monitoring the push for [peace between Russia and Ukraine](https://inews.co.uk/topic/russia-ukraine-war?ico=in-line_link).

    Concerns for the [future of Ukraine](https://inews.co.uk/news/world/trump-putin-summit-outline-peace-deal-3864288?ico=in-line_link) mean the country’s European and Nato allies are flocking to the White House to stand side-by-side with President Zelensky, despite fears their presence could bring more chaos rather than calm to the struggle for peace.

    An unpredictable US President, a confident [Vladimir Putin](https://inews.co.uk/topic/vladimir-putin?ico=in-line_link), a shaky past performance from Ukraine’s leader in the White House and a lack of European leadership add to a heightened sense of precariousness.

    UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced on Sunday that he will join the meeting between Donald Trump and Ukraine’s leader in Washington on Monday. He will stand alongside his French, German, Italian and Finnish counterparts, as well as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte.

    It comes after a meeting between [Trump and the Russian President on Friday](https://inews.co.uk/news/alaska-summit-over-next-steps-what-happens-now-ukraine-3863938?ico=in-line_link) in Alaska, with the American leader literally and figuratively rolling out the red carpet for [Putin](https://inews.co.uk/topic/russia?ico=in-line_link).

    The fallout of that summit and Trump’s own agenda to position himself as a peace-maker, with the perception of holding less regard for the details of any such deal, has prompted alarm among Ukraine and its allies.

    “The biggest worry is that Trump accepts Putin’s agenda and puts everything on Ukraine to solve, [such as] Ukraine has to give up territory and accept these terms so that there can be a peace deal,” Dr Neil Melvin, director of international security at London’s Royal United Services Institute (Rusi), told *The i Paper*.

    He said the Europeans are worried Ukraine will be forced to accept a “humiliating agenda that would essentially lead to the end of Ukraine” because Trump wants a deal even if it “it’s not going to produce a sustainable peace, because Russia hasn’t changed any of its goals, and its goals are for the elimination of Ukraine”.

  2. Man this could easily become something great, or a total and complete shit fest

  3. The notion that these guys are coming over to protect Zelensky is SO cute.

  4. The Euro Leaders aren’t invited to the dialogue between Z and Turd

  5. “Shaky past performance” of Z at the White House is an interesting way of putting how Trump and Vance were cunts to him.

  6. At this point I’m being negligent and hoping zelenskybgive trump a big fuck you. No peace prize for that fat incestuous cunt

  7. Because the Americans elected a convicted clown 🤡? 

  8. Good on Europe for having the balls to stand up to Putin and Trump.

  9. I have to tell Trump that he is the best president I loved elected in the USA to see in the world. Even though it is the worst puppet in the Western world.

  10. Parce que Trump est un trou de cul et qu’il a ridiculisé Zelensky la dernière fois.
    Les Étatsuniens devraient faire la même job à Trump qu’ils ont fait à Kennedy…

  11. I’m concerned it’s going to end up being a ‘ shit show’
    Trump will obviously throw his toys out his cot!
    Kick everyone out, blame Zelenskyy again for not doing a deal, which is frankly a ‘ bowl of bollox’

  12. Just give Donald a Nobel peace prize if he commits to standing with Ukraine and giving them enough support to military defeat Russia from any further aggression.

    This will ensure peace for all for decades to come.

    If putin wins in Ukraine. The Baltic states will be next and it will really then become a true world War with nukes

  13. Trump loves the attention. Make no doubt. And the EU understands the importance of countering Russian aggression. EU should have understood this for the past 3 years.

  14. What a fucking piece of shit article.

    Krasnov is Ruzzian intelligence, *sans* the intelligence component.

  15. Cuz he needs to be accompanied by weapon industry dogs that will try to convince Trump how worth it is to wage this war next 3 years. At least the money checks out.

  16. It’s gonna be an absolute fucking shitshow omnishambles.

  17. I wanna see a EUROPEAN COALITION of Zelensky with France, Germany, England, Italy, Finland, Sweden, POLAND, The BALTICS, all march into the White House and demand: “Are you with us? Or against us? Yes or no- Put up or shut the fuck up”

  18. Trumps got nothing i suspect the meeting will end up with really weird press statements 

  19. Because if Trump wants to gang up on him like last time Zelensky should have his own gang to defend himself. And DJT and JD are cunts.

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