I actually think Zelensky has proven himself to be a talented...
Keith Woods@KeithWoodsYT
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Mar 01, 2025
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I actually think Zelensky has proven himself to be a talented statesman up to now, and when I saw the exchange with Trump and Vance I assumed this was a planned stunt by Trump, another way to publicly put Zelensky on the backfoot as a negotiating tactic.
But then I watched what came before the argument, and it was pretty standard stuff until Zelensky interrupted to lecture Vance after he said something that left the door open to negotiating with Putin.
Starting that argument there, in a language he still struggles with, inside the Oval Office, at a time when the Trump admin is turning him into a scapegoat for mishandling of the war, is just a bafflingly bad decision. I really don't know what he was thinking.
But then I watched what came before the argument, and it was pretty standard stuff until Zelensky interrupted to lecture Vance after he said something that left the door open to negotiating with Putin.
Starting that argument there, in a language he still struggles with, inside the Oval Office, at a time when the Trump admin is turning him into a scapegoat for mishandling of the war, is just a bafflingly bad decision. I really don't know what he was thinking.