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submitted 2 weeks ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

Summary

Days before the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, Ukrainians find unity threatened not just by Russia but also shifting U.S. support.

Donald Trump’s false labeling of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a "dictator" has provoked fierce backlash, even from Zelenskyy’s critics, who now rally around him.

With ongoing Russian attacks and Ukrainian forces stretched thin, Trump’s suggestion of a swift end to hostilities raises fears of concessions favoring Russia.

Officials argue that elections amid war would undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty. Many vow to continue resisting, regardless of major foreign policy changes.

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[-] Teknikal@eviltoast.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

Does Trump realise the whole world just thought what an obvious lying Cunt.

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

Slava Ukraini from America. Fuck Trump.

[-] onecarmel@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Zelensky is the best person to be in the position he has, all things considered. Seems like a stand-up guy, and not a career politician that you’re gonna worry has other motives in mind.

A true man of the people.

“Slava Ukraini!”

Fuck Trump and MAGA. I am beyond disappointed in my country.

[-] thisdude1092@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago
[-] DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

No. You go to Ukraine—and make sure you wear your MAGA hat.

[-] thisdude1092@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago

Nah, imma stay in the country whose leader I voted for lol

[-] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 0 points 2 weeks ago
[-] thisdude1092@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago

Not a nazi. Just a honest hardworking man haha

[-] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

Zelenskyy is one of the greatest nation leaders I have witnessed in my lifetime.

GLORY TO UKRAINE!!!

With love,

some Lakota dude from Washington State USA

[-] madcaesar@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Fuck Trump, fuck Putin. We stand with Ukraine.

[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Donnie really thinks that people look at him in awe and wonder.

[-] ahornsirup@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

Well, I certainly do look at him in wonder.

[-] aviationeast@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I am in awe of his stupidity and that he was even allowed to run in the last election

[-] rayyy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I am in awe of voter stupidity.

[-] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Other world leaders should really start to ignore the guy and respond to his blabbering with "if I wanted your opinion, I'd ask Putin."

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm worried that this will soon lead to a US invasion into Ukraine, using Russian talking points. The military is already beheaded to avoid any opposition

[-] Balaquina@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

How many countries can this guy invade at a time? Greenland, Canada, Panama, South Africa, Ukraine... the list is so long I'm sure I'm missing somebody.

[-] wide_eyed_stupid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Wait, South Africa? Did I miss something? I know about all the other ones, but what is his beef with SA? Did Musk complain about something?

[-] vxx@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

They want to steal the land of black people. They called for an uprise of white people over there.

[-] Spzi@lemm.ee 0 points 2 weeks ago

Wtf. How I hate muzzle velocity politics. Put those guys in camps, they are a threat to public safety.

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

The US military is powerful but even they have their limits. With Cheeto now firing the tip brass and lowering it's budget immensely, expect the US armed forces to be extremely reduced in strength to the point where it won't be able to wage any war anywhere let alone multiple countries

[-] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

Invasion? Only uninvited like the ruskies are doing an Invasion.

Besides, peace keepers on Ukrainian non-Russian borders like Belarus would free up Ukrainian units.

[-] leadore@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Ukrainian friends, as an American I'm sorry this has happened, sorry both for my country and for yours. It may be a small consolation as our new regime withdraws aid, but remember that most Americans are still on your side as we have been throughout the war.

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 !

[-] holdstrong@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

There is a similar thing happening with Trudeau in Canada (with lower stakes perhaps). His popularity in 2024 was abysmal, but Trump being elected and coming after him as revived his legacy.

[-] yournamehere@lemm.ee 0 points 2 weeks ago

fuck russia. fuck the american people as they had a vote.

[-] FahrenheitGhost@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

American here. Fuck the people who voted for Trump, didn't vote at all, and anyone involved in the huge spike of voter suppression. We were sold out through misinformation and inference.

[-] Generic_Idiot@lemm.ee 0 points 2 weeks ago

Isn’t it pretty standard to postpone elections in wartime?

[-] vandsjov@feddit.dk 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

But the US had elections during WW2 and they where in exact same position as Ukraine is now!

Edit: Was that really THAT hard to detect the sarcasm? I guess humor is really dead.

[-] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

Were they? Wich part of the US was ocupied exaclty? Apart from some atols in the middle of nowhere?

[-] jpeps@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

I'm 99. 9% confident they were being sarcastic.

[-] vandsjov@feddit.dk 1 points 1 week ago

Thank you, you're one of the four that found it funny / understood that it was a joke.

[-] bruhssa@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

I don't know any country that runs an election in wartime, on top of the thought that Russia could easily manipulate those elections from outside to further destabilize the country.

[-] iknowitwheniseeit@lemmynsfw.com -1 points 2 weeks ago

America had elections in 1944. It has no exception in its Constitution for war.

[-] h_nt3r@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

USA is completely solidifying itself as the entire world’s enemy.

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, the only people who aren't united against Trump are Americans.

[-] commander@lemmings.world -1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yeah, the only people who aren’t united against Trump are Americans.

The 70 million people who voted against him aren't against him...?

[-] Hudell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

Keyword being "united".

[-] ahal@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

A 50/50 split on two candidates is literally as divided as it's possible to be.

[-] commander@lemmings.world -1 points 2 weeks ago

I dunno about that.

I wouldn't be more willing to die in a losing war just because donald trump said zelensky was bad or something.

Seems like this is just propaganda to convince useful idiots that Ukraine isn't currently getting routed and cover-up their massive desertion and recruitment problems.

This is the reality of war, everyone. If you were "gung-ho" about Ukraine decimating the incompetent Russians, you may have fallen for propaganda.

Hopefully you can learn from it in the future so you can recognize it when you see it again.

[-] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

The 3 day special operation is now on the verge of year 3, also a country that has 3 times your population, and was considered the second most powerful army on the planet, was halted? Talk about falling for propaganda.

[-] Tattorack@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

And yet Russia isn't exactly winning either. A smaller country is putting a much bigger country, with a supposedly much bigger, better equipped military, into a back-and-forth stale-mate that has lasted well over a year.

Yes, there is a lot of gung-ho propaganda out there. But if it's truly completely wrong... Why wasn't Ukraine conquered already well before the first aid from allies arrived?

[-] commander@lemmings.world -1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

That honestly doesn't matter. A loss is a loss.

They can pat themselves on the back for how they killed a bunch of Russians and Russians killed a bunch of them. At the end of the day, when that Russian flag goes up over Kiev, it will have a much more lasting impact than the defense Ukranians put up.

I should be clear, I don't want the Russians to win. It just seems inevitable given the circumstances. We should start learning from their mistakes instead of trying to cover them up.

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

inevitable

Sure, at this rate Kiev will be occupied in 120 years. Then the real fighting will start.

[-] commander@lemmings.world -1 points 2 weeks ago

Delusion stemming from hysteria.

[-] index@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 weeks ago

People don't like to hear it because it's coming from a corrupted pig like trump but zelenskyy is indeed a dictator. Martial law is a form of dictatorship and it shouldn't exist: human beings do not need authoritarian laws to be able to defend themself. While zelenskyy has been touring the fancy courts of world rulers to get money and weapons that directly empower his government ukrainian men between 18-60 haven't been able to leave the country since 2022 and in fear of getting stuck there many ukranians living abroad haven't been able to return. There are cases of people dying trying to flee the border and the draft reach the point where they started kidnapping people in the streets.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_conscription_crisis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXhC8WREVKM

[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Aside from you turning standard democratic practice in wartime into dictatorship and molehills into mountains, and the general backing that those policies have in Ukrainian society, which is perfectly intact as a polity -- you know what's a fast and easy way for all of it to stop? Russia backing the fuck off into its own territory.

[-] index@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 weeks ago

Suspending and abolish human rights it's not a standard democratic practice, it's standard practice for corrupted rulers who seek every mean to get more wealth and power.

If you were russian and china decides to invade your country would you been fine with russian authorities kidnapping you off the street to fight for their government?

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