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"Ukrainians will not give their land to the occupier," Zelenskyy said in a Telegram message early Saturday.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy defiantly declared Saturday that his countrymen “will not give their land to occupiers,” after Donald Trump suggested that a peace deal would include some “swapping” of territories with Russia.

“The answer to Ukraine’s territorial question is already in the constitution of Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said in a message on Telegram early Saturday. “No one will and no one can deviate from it. Ukrainians will not give their land to the occupier.”

His comments came after Trump announced on Truth Social that a long-awaited meeting with Vladimir Putin had been scheduled for next Friday in Alaska.

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[-] QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I wish people understood better the monster that is Trump

"He invented the Art of the Deal"

The Art of the Deal was ghostwritten and Trump had little to no say in it outside of "Make me look good"

"But he's still good at making deals, that's why he's so successful."

His secret to success was a refusal to pay his workers and contractors, knowing it'd be more expensive to sue him for stolen wages than it would be to just work pro-bono.

"But he's a businessman!"

He played one on TV for the show "The Apprentice", but in reality most Trump ventures have a track-record of going bankrupt. Running for President is the one thing that's gone well for him, this is because we live in a fucking clown show and God is dead. God perished in a tragic fire that claimed the lives of Santa Claus, The heavily bosomed maiden who invented pizza, and any reason I have to think it will ever be okay again.

In short, Trump isn't good at making deals. His only move is to tell people to eat shit and like it, and exploit legal loopholes, corrupt lawyers, and a system that favors the rich above all else to make it happen.

In a just world, Trump would be a cautionary riches to rags story.

[-] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 4 points 23 hours ago

I love this last take. Really, that would be it. Were we in a movie

[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 4 points 1 day ago

In a just world, Trump would be a cautionary riches to rags story.

"To shreds , you say?"

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