“Zelenskyy was fighting a much bigger entity, much bigger, much more powerful,” Trump said. “He shouldn’t have done that, because we could have made a deal.”

Summary

In a Fox News interview, Donald Trump argued that Ukraine should not have resisted Russia’s 2022 invasion, claiming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should have made a deal with Vladimir Putin.

Trump criticized Zelenskyy for choosing to fight, compared the military strength of Russia and Ukraine, and said he could have ended the war quickly through negotiations.

Trump’s stance contrasts with Joe Biden’s strong support for Ukraine, including aid and sanctions on Russia.

  • @[email protected]English
    41•1 month ago

    So president of a nation that has the motto “give me liberty or give me death” is saying this.

    • Admiral PatrickEnglish
      29•1 month ago

      The people who voted for him tend to prefer “Don’t tread on me” which makes it even more ironic.

      • TurboWafflzEnglish
        15•1 month ago

        Well yeah, the full saying is “Don’t tread on me, tread on ukraine instead”. They just shortened it

      • @[email protected]English
        2•1 month ago

        Any time I see those stickers, flags or license plates I have a deep urge to reenact the curb stomping scene from American History X using the person who has it/them.