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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWatching Rubio testify, actually lie to congress is
despicable but what pisses me off more than anything is his and the whole administration's view on Ukraine. The view seems to be wiping their hands on any negotiation at all. Rubio said many times that negotiations are stalled because neither side wants to make any concessions toward peace or even a ceasefire. Years of so called negotiating has delivered nothing and they seem to have given up if they were ever serious. All this for a war that was to be ended on day one according to the liar in chief who never gave a shit.
Walleye
(45,642 posts)I dont think they have a legitimate diplomat in the whole administration now
pat_k
(14,161 posts)That's our legal and moral obligation.
Not to mention the direct benefits squandered.
Had we remained a partner with Ukraine just think of the extent to which we would have enhanced our own military readiness.
The thing is, Ukrainian's amazing innovations in the largest land war in Europe since WWII have completely changed the face of modern warfare.
Meanwhile, under the felon, we're stuck in a kind of stone age with a caveman Secretary of Defense. We haven't merely failed in our legal and moral obligations to protect Ukraine (and thereby protect NATO allies), we have failed to partner on critical advances. Worse, we've ignored those advances while a preening man-baby blathers on about making the military more "masculine."
WE would ALL be safer today if we had continued to invest in and partner with Ukraine in its battle against Russia's aggression and atrocities.
LessAspin
(2,051 posts)Trump and company keep claiming that Ukraine doesn't want peace
Zelenskyy called their bluff (they'll keep gaslighting everyone about it but this proves otherwise)..
Zelenskyâs open letter to Putin was a smart move, as it forced Putin to show that he wants to continue his war rather than negotiate
— Joni Askola (@joniaskola.bsky.social) 2026-06-05T19:35:04.230Z
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written an open letter to Putin. From the perspective of psychological impact, the letterâs content is excellent, and the timing couldn't be better.
— Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) 2026-06-05T12:08:06.165Z
Bravo!⤵ï¸