Plans of Victory with Biden, Demands for Surrender with Trump
Different Promises from the White House and Trump Tower
On September 22nd, Ukrainian president Zelenskyy arrived in the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly and to present his victory plan to both presidential candidates. Zelenskyy’s visit to the United States comes just weeks before the 2024 election and during an increasingly tense period of American politics. In response to Zelenskyy’s tour of an ammunition factory in Scranton with Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro, GOP Speaker Mike Johnson has demanded that Ukraine withdraw its ambassador to the United States and labeled the visit “election interference”. After not responding to Zelenskyy’s initial offer to meet and criticizing Ukraine’s refusal to “make a deal” with Russia, Trump agreed to a last-minute meeting at Trump Tower after publicly posting a message from Ukrainian deputy ambassador Sienik.
While these developments have highlighted the growing distance between both parties’ stances towards American support for Ukraine, an even deeper divide between Republican and Democratic visions for Ukraine can be seen in the aftermath of Zelenskyy’s meetings with both Biden and Trump.
On September 25th, the White House announced a major assistance package for Ukraine. According to the Joint Declaration of Support for Recovery and Reconstruction of Ukraine, the United States and 29 allies have pledged economic and military support to Ukraine and support for a future reconstruction process. Additionally, a read-out of the bilateral meeting between President Biden and President Zelenskyy on September 26th confirmed that the United States will expand the Ukrainian F-16 training program, replenish Kyiv’s inventory of Patriot air defense missiles, and provide an additional battery of Patriot air defense systems. The White House confirmed that the Biden administration will use the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative and Presidential Drawdown Authority to provide much-needed material support for Ukraine and ensure that funding allocated by congress does not expire on September 30th. When coupled with public support from Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, we can see a firm commitment by the current administration and Democratic party towards achieving Ukrainian victory and giving Kyiv the tools it needs to win.
In comparison, Zelenskyy’s last-minute meeting at Trump Tower on September 27th revealed just how much contempt Donald Trump and the GOP have for Ukraine. Trump has already publicly stated he thinks Ukraine is “demolished” and considers Kyiv’s resistance to be futile. Trump reiterated his earlier nebulous demands for ending the war with a “deal”. Given the vision for “peace” presented by Vance, it’s fair to assume that Trump disregarded the proposed Ukrainian victory plan and instead remained fixated on gaining Putin’s approval - especially considering he referenced his “very good relationship” with Putin while standing side by side with Zelenskyy. Trump went as far as to mention the phone call I blew the whistle on and the “hoax impeachment” during his meeting with Zelenskyy, proving that there is nothing that can get in the way of Donald Trump’s sense of personal grievances and self-importance over matters of international security.
Only a sociopath could behave this way. Donald goes out of his way to say he has “very good relations” with the dictator who launched an unprovoked invasion and inflictued immense suffering while standing next to a democraticly elected leader fighting a war for survival.
Readers, join me in keeping this man out of office on Election Day. A vote for Harris is a vote for Ukrainian victory and a better America!
Thank you for reporting on the meetings between President Biden, Vice President Harris and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. It makes it clear to me who should be elected President so the Ukrainian people can have the victory they deserve over Putin’s unprovoked invasion. We certainly don’t need someone who claims to have “very good relationships” and seeking Putin’s approval.
I hope you are offered a high level position in the Harris/Walz administration.
You're damn right we'll join you. And alot of us are doing our best to get others to do the same. That orange traitor is a low life dirt bag, and I look forward to the day when his whole shtick blows up in his face.
President Zelensky has a great deal of grace and patience. If I were him, I would have liked to punch the creep in his lying, treacherous mouth. He deserved it.