Zelensky faces a bitter choice: take on Trump – or betray his own people |
It is almost one month since Russia’s military chief Valery Gerasimov declared his forces had captured the town of Kupiansk, sitting in Kharkiv region 25 miles from the border. The general’s claim was echoed at start of this month by his despotic boss, Vladimir Putin, who invited journalists to witness their triumph. On Friday, Volodymyr Zelensky made the perfect riposte: standing in his flak jacket in front of the bullet-ridden blue and yellow sign at the city entrance. “The reality speaks for itself,” he said defiantly.
Zelensky was – according to open source intelligence – roughly 1,000 yards from Russian positions. It was a brilliant move, reminding the world of his bravery at the start of the full-scale invasion when he refused to leave Kyiv despite Kremlin death squads hunting for him.
Since then, he has made regular trips to see troops in bunkers and trenches on the front line. This is a striking contrast to the two cowardly blowhards trying to cook up a “peace” deal to carve up Ukraine and enrich cronies. Putin has never been seen in the combat zone to witness his own war crimes, while neither Donald Trump (nor