from the attached WaPo Opinion article...
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The strangest aspect of the past few weeks of American diplomacy — which culminated in the disaster at the White House on Friday — is that the president of the United States has seemed utterly unwilling to say plainly that he supports the victim of aggression against the aggressor who started the war. Or that he admires Ukrainian democracy more than Russian dictatorship. Instead, he and Vice President JD Vance spent Friday’s photo op at the White House publicly scolding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, telling him to say thank you (which he has repeatedly) and accusing him of being disrespectful. Zelensky’s fault was simply to point out that Ukraine had in fact signed a ceasefire deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2015 but that Putin had continually violated it. President Donald Trump used the occasion to remind all that he felt a special bond with Putin.
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Zelensky and his fellow Ukrainians have seen first hand that Vladimir Putin cannot be trusted...everyone knows this, including Trump, but the "Friday Ambush" eliminates all doubt as to who's calling the shots wrt U.S. foreign policy...it's the former KGB Officer. This is pure Treason for our President, and all who assist him, to violate this country's stance...and "Moral Compass"...of defending Democracy over Authoritarianism...and in this case, choosing Putin over Zelensky.
Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/03/02/trump-zelensky-vance-freedom-policy/