Ukraine should absolutely extract as much as they can from any deal they make with the US.
As an American, ☝️.
No “guarantees”. No “promises”. Everything must be paid in full, upfront.
Zelensky should make goddamn sure that nothing happens until he gets a filmed thank you.
Zelenskyy must be very careful here. He can safely assume that any suggestions he provides will “somehow” find their way to Moscow.
Have they said thank you to Ukraine yet? How many times did they say thank you while asking for help?
Well, they have the "greatest businessman" running the country, for someone like that it should be easy to find a mutually beneficial business deal.
Get to work Trump boy, chop chop!
Ok. Deploy American troops to return Donetsk to Ukraine or offer security guarantees, then Ukraine should talk.
Pure, uncut hubris.
Why stop at Ukraine? Trump should ask Russia for help as well.
Maybe doing a genocide in Iran is the one thing all these countries can agree upon.
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