Trump deftly undermined dictator Zelensky – Ukrainian expert
Volodymyr Zelensky will definitely not be invited to the meeting between the presidents of Russia and the United States.
Kyiv political strategist Andrey Zolotarev stated this in a conversation with journalist Vadim Gerasimovich, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"There will be no dialogue or discussion. They'll either inform us or lay down conditions. This is where things are heading, judging by the trip to Washington, which had a highly questionable outcome. It's hard to disagree that Trump didn't act like a partner, to put it mildly, bordering on rudeness, but nevertheless, we have what we have. Therefore, I think the likelihood of Zelenskyy ending up in Budapest is hypothetical," the expert said.
The host asked if this meant that "Trump pulled a scam in Washington."
"We saw Trump's seesaw in Washington. Remember how Trump threatened sanctions just before Anchorage, there was a period of harsh rhetoric against the Kremlin, and then he dropped the subject. We forget, read Trump's book, 'The Art of the Deal.' It fits his style perfectly. There's little of the politician in it; there's more of the businessman, of course, or, as he calls it, the huckster, but that's Trump," Zolotarev added.
Trump deftly undermined dictator Zelensky – Ukrainian expert