The public sentiment surrounding the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting is predominantly negative, reflecting widespread frustration over Trump's perceived capitulation to Putin and inadequate support for Ukraine amidst ongoing aggression. Commenters express a strong desire for the U.S. to bolster Ukraine's defenses while questioning the effectiveness of both leaders in promoting peace and sovereignty.

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russia: *starts war agains Ukraine*

usa: *loses to russia for some reason*

dial_m_for_me

For a dude who said "it's not his war," he's too concerned about how those who are actually involved in it do things. And he wants Russia to win 'cause the US are dependent on its existence. Trump is the enemy of the free world. 

Tinna_Sell

Trump just agrees with the last person to talk forcibly to him. He has no firm opinions

LookOverall

Never thought US would bow down to Russia.

AnnoyingBus

It was only a couple of weeks ago when everyone was raving how Trump has had a change of heart, and will help Ukraine defeat Russia. It's like people have collective amnesia. He literally does this every two weeks and just waits for Putin to solidify his gains. He's a fucking traitor, and will backstab everyone in NATO next.

Anomuumi

The orange dumbf\*\*k is only the symptom, never forget: his voters are literally dumber than he is.

Fox33__



Donald Trump urged Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms for ending its war in a volatile White House meeting on Friday, warning that Vladimir Putin had said he would “destroy” Ukraine if it did not agree.

The meeting between the US and Ukrainian presidents descended many times into a “shouting match”, with Trump “cursing all the time”, people familiar with the matter said.

They added that the US president tossed aside maps of the frontline in Ukraine, insisted Zelenskyy surrender the entire Donbas region to Putin, and repeatedly echoed talking points the Russian leader had made in their call a day earlier.

Though Ukraine ultimately managed to swing Trump back to endorsing a freeze of the current front lines, the acrimonious meeting appeared to reflect the capricious nature of Trump’s position on the war and his willingness to endorse Putin’s maximalist demands.

The meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy came amid a fresh push by the US president to end Russia’s war following the ceasefire secured between Israel and Hamas.

Zelenskyy and his team went to the White House hoping to persuade Trump to supply them with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles, but the US president ultimately declined to do so.

The tense meeting echoed a similarly fractious encounter at the White House in February, in which Trump and Vice-President JD Vance lambasted Zelenskyy for what they characterised as a lack of gratitude towards the US.

During Friday’s meeting, Trump appeared to have adopted many of Putin’s talking points verbatim, even when they contradicted his own recent statements about Russia’s weaknesses, said European officials briefed on the meeting.

According to a European official with knowledge of the meeting, Trump told Zelenskyy that the Ukrainian leader needed to cut a deal or face destruction.

The official said that Trump told Zelenskyy he was losing the war, warning: “If [Putin] wants it, he will destroy you.”

At one point in the meeting, the US president threw Ukraine’s maps of the battlefield to one side, the official familiar with the encounter said.

The White House and the Ukrainian president’s office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Trump told Fox News on Sunday that he was confident about securing an end to the conflict, and added that Putin is “going to take something, he’s won certain property”.

Putin made a new offer to Trump on Thursday under which Ukraine would surrender the parts of the eastern Donbas region under its control in exchange for some small areas of the two southern frontline regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.

The Russian proposal marks a small concession from that made during Putin’s last meeting with Trump in Alaska in August, where he said he would agree to freeze the line of contact elsewhere on the frontline if Ukraine surrendered the Donbas.

That meeting also ended acrimoniously after Putin rejected Trump’s push for an immediate ceasefire and digressed at length about medieval Ukrainian history, prompting the US to explore ramped-up support for Kyiv, including by supplying Tomahawk missiles.

But ceding the remainder of the Donbas still under Ukrainian control would be a non-starter for Ukraine, as it would hand Moscow territory it has only partially occupied for more than a decade and failed to seize despite its efforts since Putin ordered the invasion in 2022.

Russian forces have struggled to retain the territory in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia that Putin offered in exchange, and have made virtually no progress on the battlefield there since 2022, the year the war began.

“To give [the Donbas] to Russia without a fight is unacceptable for Ukrainian society, and Putin knows that,” said Oleksandr Merezhko, chair of the Ukrainian parliament’s foreign affairs committee. 

He said that Putin might be pushing the contentious idea “with a purpose to cause division within Ukraine and undermine our unity”.

Merezhko added: “It’s not about getting more territory for Russia, it’s about how to destroy us from within.”

Trump’s belligerent repetition of Putin’s rhetoric on Friday dashed hopes among many of Ukraine’s European allies that he could be convinced to increase support to Kyiv.

That hope had risen after Trump in recent weeks expressed frustration and impatience with the Russian president’s refusal to actively engage in bilateral peace negotiations with Zelenskyy.

Three other European officials briefed on the White House discussions confirmed that Trump had spent much of the meeting lecturing Zelenskyy, repeating Putin’s arguments about the conflict and urging him to accept the Russian proposal.

“Zelenskyy was very negative” following the meeting, according to one of the officials, adding that European leaders were “not optimistic but pragmatic with planning next steps”.

In a statement on Sunday, Zelenskyy said “decisive steps are needed from the United States, Europe, the G20 and G7 countries” to end the war.

GrumpyFinn

Trump is just Putin's American puppet who does whatever Putin says.

SERGIONOLAN

I have said this for a long time and will continue to repeat: Trump is a coward and can't be trusted. Europe needs to take the lead from the US and support Ukraine on its own.

wizgset27

Remember that he has welcomed Putin with a red carpet.

heapOfWallStreet

i hope everyone in finland, baltic countries and poland is watching

Herooo31

There’s something deeply unamerican telling a country fighting for its freedom and survival to just “give up”. Trump just wants to say he saved the day and ended the war for an ego boost. He’s a clown.

hellranger788

First it's the Donbas, then it will be something else. A never-ending cycle of surrender. 

Appeasement doesn't work.

CharmingTurnover8937

Ukraine needs to focus on ramping up the production of long range missiles, then they don't need Tomahawks from the US. The Europeans can provide reconnaissance / targeting support, if necessary.

Focus on what you can influence yourself - dramatically increasing the costs of Russia's criminal war of aggression. That's the only way to truly strengthen their negotiating position, no matter what shameful appeasement the White House comes up with next.

diamanthaende

damn, Hitler is probably crying watching all this. He must regret that there wasnt a Trump in his time

Glittering-Gene7215

Wtf Is wrong with your president? First he says that he sent to Ukraine tomahawk and now again will not do it.

michalrr

It is finally time for Europeans to wake up and smell the coffee. If we don't supply Ukraine with weapons, Europe will be next. The US no longer is a partner to rely on.


Maybe it is even time to rethink NATO and work for a Pan-European military alliance including some North African nations. 

L44KSO

Again, it's so depressing that Ukraine has to even negotiate with the absolute idiots/assholes over at the White house. Europe is just so fucking weak right now, we can't do anything without bending our asses down to Trump (Or China). This is not just about Ukraine, it's about everything. Those tariffs for example, are a dumb and stupid idea, and yet we bowed down to Trump and accepted every singe one of his idiotic demands and still got a 25% tariff slapped onto our face.   
  
Military-wise, we should be able to support Ukraine on our own. They are our brothers, right next to EU borders and we still are not capable of actually helping them so they can kick Putin out of their country. The EU needs to strenghten up, or this whole situation will end badly for us.

Kokoska998

I think it’s time Europe asked America to take a step back . Sell us weapons if they want, but let the nations of Europe take the lead going forward. They want to focus on “America first” then let them.

Due-Resort-2699

This would open up the entire country for future invasions. The strongest defense installations are located in this region... Ukraine cannot accept these terms and Ukraine can't sacrifice hundreds of thousands of its citizens either. Accepting this would be the end of Ukraine, it would mean that Kyiv would be conquered next.

No_Hay_Banda_2000

Called it last month when Trump was suddenly pro-Ukraine. That stupid fuck ALWAYS agrees with whoever he talked with last. He is a senile narcissist who just wants his "win", and he will adopt whatever position he thinks will get him there. He will be a Russian bootlicker or defender of Ukraine, entirely dependent on what his soup-brain thinks is the best idea at the moment

Kindly-Standard8025

This dumb piece of shit. Stop sucking Russia’s dick for ONE SECOND! PLEASE! JESUS!

Far_Oil_9703

Trump repeats the opinion of the last person he spoke to for the enteenth time

Regginator12

Trump's view of the day should be a lotto game

l_______I

Guess Putin reminded the Turd of the videos he has of him f××king kids.

Nutsaqque

Yeah that's the end. He's going full Russia now

Oriuke

Trump will go down in history as the most pathetic US president (so far) and a jizz napkin for an impotent oligarch of a third world country. He and everyone who has elected and supported him have destroyed any respect and authority that US has built throughout the history. Everyone is either laughing or cringing at the 'murica that has somehow managed to become its own worst caricature.

Sadly, many people will die because of this demented pedo and all his utterly insane sycophants with late stage Stockholm syndrome.

Mediocre-Sundom

Seems like Putin called and reminded Trump of the dirt he has on him..

KN4S

I don’t want to be frank. But why is ANYONE surprised?

Every. single. time. there are calls like this it ends with “Putin said” the exact same thing. If there’s one thing that has been consistent, it’s been that Russian leadership has been adamant from the get go what they want. 

So why is anyone surprised that the phone call resulted in the exact same thing we’ve heard now about 30 times before?

I’d have been surprised if the result was different. 

NightSalut

What a shitshow the US is at this point. An absolute joke.

elliethestaffy

Well their minister of war just wore a Russian flag as a tie the other day so this was expected. They surrendered to Russia without a single bullet being fired. Traitors.  

It’s about time Europe stands up for itself.

0n354ndZ3r05

So the big idea by Donny boy is for Ukraine to validate daddy Putin and just give up land and people and accept it

Wow! Why didn’t we do that with hitler? Would be so much easier for the people not affected by it


What a loser

mariuszmie

Fuck Trump and fuck Republicans. What a waste of air

Slava Ukraini

Docccc

Is there a Nobel prize for biggest idiot?

Cordyceps83

Torracgnik

Trump is the middle manager of Putin company and he's just tired of being given an earful about results.

Poor boy.

thecrius

As an American, I am deeply ashamed of the narcissistic abuser living in the White House and of the American people whose deep insecurities and fragile egos put him there.  

furrylandseal

If Russia could destroy them, they would have done so already.

In Poker, if your opponent keeps telling you to fold, it's not because they have a good hand.

Lucky-Surround-1756

Donny famously parrots the views of the last person in the room.

CaptainKwirk

Europe and Ukraine need to act together — as if NATO and the U.S. no longer exist, because in practice, that’s already becoming the case.
Aside from the U.S., there are “allies” like Hungary and other pro-Putin states that are NATO on paper, but in reality, they act — and will continue to act — on Russia’s side


Russia, together with China, is developing drone-warfare technology and is preparing — through Russia’s hands — to wage war against the West next, whether hybrid or full-scale. The Baltic states will be the first targets.


And when that happens, it will be only a coalition of free nations — without the U.S., if that orange taco stays in power — that will defend Europe.


I just hope Europe is already restructuring its defense industry, wherever possible, around its own and Ukrainian production, and cutting dependence on U.S. supplies. You don’t need to shout about it publicly, but it’s something that absolutely must start now — because realizing later that the U.S. betrayed you will be too late.

Ialaika

I find it hilarious (and sad) how many even in the media bought the recent "Trump is now an ally of Ukraine and  lots of  tomahawks are coming" B.S.

Anyone who paid attention knew that Trumps words an promises mean nothing. His deadlines to Putin etc. meant nothing. Also everyone who is interested in US politics knows that Trumps only guiding principle is what makes his narcissistic tiny brain happy. As every former advisor (like Bolton) has pointed out, Trump has no strategy, ideology or goals beyond that.

And the thing he likes most is bathing in the reverence of strongmen dictators and specifically Putin to satisfy his narcissim.

Which is why he wont hesitate to sell out Zelensky. The best we can hope for is to keep Trump as personally disengaged from this conlfict as possible (like it seemed after the failed Alaska summit for a while).

bond0815

AdAmazing4044

I bet if someone investigated Donald's income sources, it would show plenty from Moscow. The guy is a certified russian agent and traitor, just like Tucker and Oliver Stone.

MaxProwes

Garderanz1

"Destroyed"? Haha... so why have they not already? From the looks of things, the situation is actually getting quite desperate for Putin.

Fun-Interaction-2358

G_UK

Trump is a Putin puppet, Zelenskyy was just wasting his time.

EfficiencySafe

25th ASAP. He has dementia and is being manipulated.

oldfarmjoy

how does this absolute turd of a world embarassment go from "tomahawks" to "just roll over" after one phone call from Putin?

LustyArgonianMaidz

Seems like he is desperate for  Putin to win. 

When Putin says "Jump" 

Trump says " would you like me to do a somersault and a twist?"

Illustrious-Divide95

The US has been compromised and cannot be trusted. It's up to Europe and the UK to sort this shit out.

Raven_Blackfeather

15 years ago, if you'd told me all the things this vile creature had done and managed to secure the presidency twice I would be more shocked that no one in the U.S was physically doing something about it. 

What a pathetic shell of a country they have become in the last 20 years.

Still-Today-7558

CombinationLivid8284

zodiaken

Not_a_cultmember

TACO Donny at it again, you can't bargain with or make deals with someone with Dementia.

47Up

Putin just reminded trump who's his daddy... he's back on the grovel rug.

SoftSkinTurtle

2 weeks ago he said that Russia is losing and that they will collapse and Ukraine can get back all territories. Literally nothing changed since then. This can't be excused with saying that this is tactical stuff that he is doing as there was zero reason to say that 2 weeks ago if he is going to say this now.

Everyone has to accept that the president of the US is a retard and there are no other explanations

Randomdude2004

Europe needs to get its shit together and put the Russian dog down for real. 


Nobody is trusting the US anymore as we should do, the USA is a disappointment and we should never forget this period.

Tosinone

siharty

Trumps MO is to try to force anyone into anything so he can claim credit. This time it’s Zelensky. 

Putin has got him sussed, and knows what to dangle in front of him. This time was to stop the Tomohawks, but also to cause friction with Zelensky too.  Putin is an astute politician and Trump is an amateur. Oh and also Where them Epstein Files?

Emotional_Pattern185

For the love of god, can we please finally get our heads out of our asses and take control ourselves in Europe instead of relying on Donald??!

kwinz

The giant Russia, wil take over Europe, will use its overwhelming power, they are so powerful, they are strong, great and has unlimited power...


That is why they after almost 4 years couldn't concure Ukraine!? 


If they were everything they say why do we see them struggle this much. It is a joke we could take over Russia on bikes with elastic bands and rocks. Do not fool yourselfs it is a joke and a play by the powerful idiots, we should all rise. 

Yasirbare

So basically the big i am Trump is taking the piss out of his own advisors equally America as a whole it makes me want to puke that the UK fawned over the spineless back stabber.

FinalBluebird3883

How much did Putin pay in crypto?  Come on Trumpski.  How much.

LaughableIKR

So he didnt tell Netanyahu to pull out of Gaza to prevent genocide, he actively encouraged it. As soon as Putin whispers some pack of lies in his ear again he’s on Putins side. He is no master negotiator and nor are his people. Putin can manipulate Trump so easily, he’s like the pub character played by Paul Whitehouse in the Fast Show who agrees with both sides when each say something different, so can’t make up his mind.( relevant to Brits only). The US team have treated Ukraine appallingly and it seems whatever Europe offer as help just gets pushed aside. Does he think Zelenskyy is just going to say yes to what Putin wants? Can Trump not see that Putin will come back again and invade another part of the country just as he did after Crimea? We all let that one happen, that WHY Putin invaded the Donbas etc. Trump is no different to Putin at all.

AlwaysRedNeverBlue

Europe has really stepped up their game. Time to step it up again. There is absolutely no reason to follow what Trump says. None whatsoever - Trump has been pro-Russia for decades, so this is not a surprise.

Fuck em. Fuck em to high heaven.

reader4567890

Some people have said it before, but man is it obvious he just says the thing the person he last spoke to told him.

LiterallyFirst

Putin must have reminded Trump about the Kompromat

Stormcrow6666

Doni Boy is now carrying Putin's water. What a chump.

GitmoGrrl1

Putin has a copy of the Epstein files or even worse, videos. When they met, they didn't allow reporters in there and the chief press secretary was flushed.

DankMemes4you

In other words, Putin had some serious threats during their call and he needs Trump to hurt Ukraine, if not things go public.

dacoster

This is like the 6 time now that he suddenly changed his opinion in the polar opposite. Why are people reacting like this suddenly new and was unexpected

AkiBismarck

Let's not sit here and pretend that when Trump was first winning an election we didn't know that it was mostly possible because of the very dedicated, well funded, meticulously planned, and precisely executed RUSSIAN OPERATIONS, mainly by employing people to troll the internet into the frenzy that is called MAGA. Trump gets to sell mugs and fake gold and golf all over the world while doing the bidding of the enemy.

This is check and mate, my fellows. It was when he got elected the second time. It's happened right where we can see it. And some of us have been shaking and sometimes yelling in utter disbelief, WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK

saungsmyth

RelevantJackfruit185

I am honestly convinced that if you dress three people vaguely like Fox 'News' hosts and make a fake show to play specifically on his TV, you could get him to agree with any opinion on it. Just as long as you give him enough praise if he does the thing.

Nazamroth

Ronerus79

SunnyRaspberry

FarResponse8392

Trump again stomps his feet and demands the war to stop because he said so. Fascinating he never won that Nobel Peace Prize /s

knotatumah

This is why Putin has little incentive to stop until Russia exhausts themselves to the point that they can't take one more inch of territory.

It's completely fucked that it's the U.S. ready to swoop in and leverage everything it can to ensure he keeps his gains.

That said, Ukraine knows this, Europe knows this. 

They're more prepared to exploit Russia getting that weak and push without US support.

nerphurp

I can't believe this is surrealistically declared by official representative of America:
Soon after arriving in Florida, where he’s spending the weekend, Trump urged both sides to “stop the war immediately” and implied that Moscow keep territory it’s taken from Kyiv.

It's not moscow and Kyiv....it's the new modalities in the usage of power and arms in the world.

igavr

hoardsbane

Russian agent proposes something that would be beneficial to Russia... (Picture of Shock Pikachu's meme)

theborgs

Trump cannot be allowed to continue the normalisation of genocide and imperialism. That period of history ended centuries ago, trust me, we don't want it back.

Flimsy_Sun4003

Fuck that. Russia has to get out of Ukraine.

SirRichardLove

Fuck off. Which part of America would you give up? (Yeah okay maybe Florida)

Phraenkinstone

“Trump calls on Ukraine to surrender and for Russia to win and face no repercussions.”

BigMax

Why would Ukraine want to give up even a yard of it's territory. 

All Trump's solution does is encourage adventurism by other similar powers who feel a little imperialistic adventuring at the expense of neighbors would be acceptable.

lifeisahighway2023

melt11

Trump really is totally clueless, isn’t he. According to the Russian constitution, Ukrainian forces are occupying Russia and therefore need to be expelled. There is NO way Putin is going to stop as if he did, he would be finished. The hardliners would overthrow him for not finishing the job. And if he continues, he will be eventually finished by those who don’t support the war. Ukraine just needs to keep resisting on the front line with their endless drones as well as constantly attacking Russia’s oil refineries. Russia WILL collapse- this is now inevitable.

MrBaldyHead

MarsRocks97

Anyone else we feel like getting some TACOs?

What_Is_This_1

Clear_Anything1232

Yeah yeah, russian took crimea in 2014, then tried to get the rest in 2022. Let them get more this time and they will come back in a few years trying to get the rest.

And then the rest of Europe of few years after.

So fuck you dumbass trump, your role is to ensure russia gets the fuck off Ukraine not letting them get more and more territories

Horror_Ad_7580

geez, he really threw his hands up didn’t he.. just stop where they are would give putin a win, but it’s that simple right?

catchup4thegoodtimes

Trump is a baby out of his bathwater. 

He has no clue as to do anything substantive in this realworld, and just apes whatever was the last person he speaks with. Too bad it is Putin, in this case.

pwiegers

There is only one aggressor, how does Ukraine stop, do you mean yield territory??

Deep_University_9084

Oh shit, why has nobody thought of that before? Genius.

FKFnz

Trump got new orders. His dementia made his mind wander wrong direction 

Opposite-Chemistry-0

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