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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated he is willing to resign if it ensures peace or NATO membership for Ukraine.

"If it is peace for Ukraine, and if you really want me to leave my post, I’m ready," he said. "Alternatively, I can trade this for NATO membership... I’m focusing on Ukraine’s security today, not in 20 years."

His comments come amid tensions with Donald Trump, who falsely suggested the Ukrainian president was responsible for starting the war.

Meanwhile, U.S.-Russia negotiations continue without Ukraine, which Zelenskyy firmly rejects. Zelenskyy emphasized the importance of Ukrainian involvement in any peace negotiations.

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[-] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 8 points 6 hours ago

Literally the opposite of what Trump does - gives up everything in order to retain power.

[-] SleafordMod@feddit.uk 7 points 6 hours ago

But tankies told me that Zelenskyy is a dictator?

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

Trump is a tankie now? Makes sense.

[-] Furbag@lemmy.world 11 points 16 hours ago

If Russia gets Ukraine, it'll be 2-3 years of peace while Russia rebuilds and regroups it's forces before it's onto invading the next country. Probably Poland, Belarus, or Georgia. And he'll keep doing it again and again - waging war with the west until they win or the public decides that saving a few pennies on their taxes is more important than preventing totalitarianism from subsuming Europe again.

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 points 4 hours ago

Belarus is mostly Russia anyway.

The usual approach is to fuck with the democratic system of a country, install a sympathetic puppet and then keep them there.

This is probably why Putin has such a beef with Ukraine. They spent a lot of money getting their puppet in there, before he was ousted.

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Also to protect the Black Sea Fleet.

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

What’s the source where you’re getting this? Did Putin say that?

[-] Furbag@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

Because that's literally what happened when Putin annexed Crimea. The west let him keep the territory he stole as a concession and then he just invaded again a few years later.

Holy shit, do you people have the memory of a goldfish? First it's "Zelenskyy started the war" and now this... Embarrassing that you're this ignorant about what's going on in the world.

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Whoa there. I was just looking for a source for the information. That doesn’t mean Putin good or Russia didn’t invade. If that’s an opinion though. Nothing from Putin’s military invasions indicates he would go into Europe.

[-] Furbag@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Source for what? My prediction? It's me, bro. The source is me. That's how opinions work.

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

That’s fine. Can I ask how you arrived to that opinion?

[-] Furbag@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago
[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Just say inductive reasoning next time and avoid the question 🙋‍♂️

[-] Devanismyname@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago

Trump saying he started the war is ludicrous but somehow the right will do the mental backflips required to believe this shit. Somehow it's zelenskys fault even though putin invaded.

[-] Theonetheycall1845@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

They do it to rape victims so why not entire countries?

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago

Boss.

An infinitely better leader than the shitstain America has "leading" them.

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 129 points 1 day ago
[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

And so is every single person in this country that voted for Trump. Traitors.

[-] deaf_fish@lemm.ee 1 points 4 hours ago

No, most voters are just retarded. There are only a few supporters who knew what was happening and wanted it to happen, they are the traitors.

The sad part is the majority of his voters lose power and their country. The wage gap will only grow. Unless you were already rich, or had an income of a few million dollars a year, you only made life harder for yourself. But hey, at least those other people have it harder as well!

[-] InputZero@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

The thing is that it doesn't matter how bad Trump makes it for maga voters so long as he makes it worse for those labeled as undesirable have it worse. As long as maga voters can look to someone else and power trip over them they'll give Trump carte blanche. As long as those 'perverted trans pedophiles' can be assaulted without the fear of being arrested they're happy.

[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 252 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This is what being a leader looks like.

It would be a shame if a shit end to this war buries Zelensky in history. He’s not perfect, but he deserves some monuments.

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[-] Subtracty@lemmy.world 78 points 1 day ago

The actions of a man who loves his country and not power? Politicians in the US (on both sides) could never comprehend this.

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[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 145 points 2 days ago

Trump suggested that the Ukrainian president was responsible for starting the war. In reality, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, initiating the current land war.

I’d like it if more summaries of what conservatives say/believe were followed by sentences which began with “In reality…”

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 39 points 2 days ago

They should go even harder, and explain that Trump is apparently openly lying.

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[-] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 day ago

The only issue is that conservatives don't read so they'll never see it anyway.

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[-] SilentStorms@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 1 day ago

Honestly he’s gotta be pretty fucking tired by now. I’d want to retire after leading a country through war for 3 years.

[-] HighFructoseLowStand@lemm.ee 16 points 1 day ago

Going from comedian to wartime leader is quite a jump.

[-] Tuuktuuk@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 day ago

Well, he also went from lawyer to comedian. Kind of makes the jump seem much lower.

[-] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 78 points 2 days ago

What a tyrannical dictator; shameful!

/S

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[-] Litebit@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

lol now, US president Krasnov Trump can't say President Zelensky is a dictator.

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