by Chris Black
Zelensky did sort of get screwed, if we’re honest.
Words matter. Framing matters.
“Zelensky to ask for more cash to support war with Russia” is such a disrespectful and manipulative take.
People with additions or in trouble “ask for cash”.
Countries that need military means to defend against the invasion don’t “ask for cash” pic.twitter.com/1cT5vDR8sJ
— Stas Olenchenko 🇺🇦 (@StasOlenchenko) December 5, 2023
He was a cokehead comedian who was recruited to run on a platform of creating peace with Russia by honoring the Minsk Accords.
Then they told him to do some lines and go up and start talking about joining NATO, and to send the military in to totally annihilate the Minsk Accords.
So then he gets invaded by Russia.
Immediately, he tries to just surrender and meet Russia’s terms, and then Boris Johnson flies in and tells him he’s not allowed to do that and must fight an endless war.
Now, he’s two years into the endless war, which he personally knew was impossible to win (which is why he tried to surrender two weeks after the invasion), but following orders, he’s staked his entire career and really his life on continuing the war indefinitely.
Of course, he has been paid billions of dollars.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy is to address US senators by video during a classified briefing as the Biden administration urges Congress to approve billions of dollars in support for Ukraine.
The Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, announced the Ukrainian president’s appearance after the White House on Monday sent an urgent warning that Kyiv’s war efforts to defend itself from Russia’s invasion may grind to a halt without further US military and economic assistance.
Schumer said the administration had invited Zelenskiy to address the senators so they “could hear directly from him precisely what’s at stake”. The US secretary of state, defence secretary and other top national security officials will also speak at the briefing.