Man that guy got off on the wrong foot with me. First telling the Bidens to tone done their warnings of an invasion from Rus so as not to provoke them, then accusing us and the West of “appeasement” (his word) when the invasion that we predicted came and we balked at WW III! He better be humble on this trip.
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“The guys [soldiers in Bakhmut] handed over our beautiful Ukrainian flag with their signatures for us to pass on,” Zelenskyy said in the video. “We are not in an easy situation. The enemy is increasing its army. Our people are braver and need more powerful weapons. We will pass it on from the boys to the Congress, to the president of the United States. We are grateful for their support, but it is not enough. It is a hint — it is not enough.”Biden and Zelenskyy frequently have held phone calls in coordination with the White House announcing new tranches of military assistance for Ukraine. The calls have been mostly warm, with Biden praising Ukraine for remaining steadfast against the Russians and Zelenskyy thanking the U.S. president for support.
The one exception was a June phone call soon after Biden notified Zelenskyy an additional $1 billion package was headed to Ukraine. Zelenskyy didn’t miss a beat in listing additional assistance he said Ukraine needed. That irked Biden, who underscored to Zelenskyy the American people’s generosity.
The brief moment of tension hasn’t caused any lasting difficulty, according to officials familiar with the episode.
I soo much want to repeat my Fuck YOU, Volo pejoratives from pre- and early war but I won’t.
