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TexasTowelie

(128,150 posts)
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 04:38 PM Aug 2025

Trump says he expects to have a meeting with Zelensky and Putin together - CNN



Former national security advisor John Bolton and CNN Chief National Affairs Correspondent Jeff Zeleny weigh in on Ukrainian President Zelensky's meeting with President Trump at the White House.
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Trump says he expects to have a meeting with Zelensky and Putin together - CNN (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 2025 OP
Oh hell no..................... Lovie777 Aug 2025 #1
I don't believe that it would happen either. TexasTowelie Aug 2025 #2
Zelinsky should refuse and just look to Europe for support Chasstev365 Aug 2025 #3
I believe that Zelensky has also reached that conclusion. TexasTowelie Aug 2025 #4

TexasTowelie

(128,150 posts)
2. I don't believe that it would happen either.
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 04:45 PM
Aug 2025

Putin refuses to meet Zelensky because by doing so it legitimizes Ukraine as a sovereign nation rather than as a Russian territory. The only way that I see this war ending is with Putin's death.

Chasstev365

(8,132 posts)
3. Zelinsky should refuse and just look to Europe for support
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 04:46 PM
Aug 2025

at least until Democrats take Congress in 2026 and when a Democrat wins the presidency in 2028. (God willing)

TexasTowelie

(128,150 posts)
4. I believe that Zelensky has also reached that conclusion.
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 04:55 PM
Aug 2025

The best that Zelensky can hope for with Trump is to be able to purchase weapons, defensive systems, and non-military assistance from the US due to Trump's transactional mindset. Zelensky will always be despised by Trump because he didn't manufacture evidence favoring Trump in the first impeachment hearing.

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