Morning Jolt: The American Betrayal of Ukraine Begins

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February 19 2025

The American Betrayal of Ukraine Begins

On the menu today: Regarding the war, President Donald Trump says to the Ukrainians, "You should have never started it!" Somewhere in Moscow, Vladimir Putin must be grinning from ear to ear. Meanwhile, in Saudi Arabia, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledges that the U.S. will cooperate with Russia on "matters of mutual geopolitical interest and historic economic and investment opportunities," despite the fact that those mutual geopolitical interests don't exist, and here in Kyiv, a report of cartel thugs from Brazil signing up to fight on behalf of the Russians.

Trump Blames the Victim

Kyiv, Ukraine — There's still time for President Trump to turn it around. But so far in his second term, regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Trump has offered to Vladimir Putin that Ukraine will not retake all its annexed and occupied sovereign territory, that Ukraine will not join NATO, that there will be no U.S. troops on Ukrainian soil after the war, and that the U.S. will lift sanctions on Russia. And Trump ...

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