Zelensky Demands U.S. Provides, At Least ‘Israel-style’ Support Going Forward for Ukraine

For Ukraine, he’s become much more of a fundraising phenomenon than he has been any ‘war-time president’. Donald Trump once called him, “The best salesman in history,” because of the sheer amount of cash and military aid he’s been able pry away from the US and Europe.

However, since the election of Donald Trump, things have changed radically on the political front in the West, and on the battlefield too. Due to the obvious collapse of the Ukrainian military and political pressure to reach a negotiated settlement – the western mainstream media are now forced to cover the situation as it truly is, and not through the sustained NATO propaganda lens which has framed coverage of the conflict over the last 3 years. Now the world is finally beginning to see what alternative media pundits have known for the last three years – that NATO’s proxy war against Russia in Ukraine has been an unmitigated disaster for the country of Ukraine and its people. And far from helping the country, the politically popular flow of western aid has fomented unprecedented levels of corruption in the country – with oligarchs, mafia bosses, and warlords, all having quietly carved up what is left of the Ukrainian economy for themselves. Hence, Zelensky’s role in keeping his country in the headlines has pivotal in convincing allies like the US and UK to keep ploughing money and resources into Ukraine.

Which means that the longer this losing war carries on, the more wealthy and powerful they become due to the constant injection of money and good from the West – and the poorer and more destitute the people of Ukraine have become. Not to mention the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian men who have been sacrificed at the altar of western liberal vanity in the damp trenches on the front lines.

For his part, the level of desperation is now so palpable. So much so, that it’s beginning to put-off both Americans and Europeans alike, neither of which can afford to flush anymore resources and political capital down the proverbial geopolitical latrine…

RT International reports…

Kiev expects Washington to provide long-term security assistance modeled on the US relationship with Israel, Vladimir Zelensky has said, after Ukraine’s European backers reportedly rejected several points of US President Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan.

Washington presented its draft deal to end the hostilities between Kiev and Moscow during talks in Paris last week. At a follow-up meeting in London on Wednesday – which was downgraded at the last minute after Zelensky publicly rejected key US suggestions – Ukrainian officials and their NATO European counterparts reportedly put forward a counterproposal.

Speaking to journalists on Friday, Zelensky insisted that any future peace deal with Moscow must be backed by sustained US military, financial, and political support.

“Discussions in London have focused on security guarantees from the United States. We hope them to be at least as robust as those provided to Israel. Additionally, we anticipate support from our European partners and are actively developing the infrastructure necessary for these guarantees,” Zelensky said.

Deliberations about an Israeli model of support for Ukraine first emerged during the presidency of Joe Biden, when Western officials began to acknowledge that Kiev was unlikely to be granted NATO membership. In lieu of collective security guarantees, they sought ways to at least ensure a long-term, uninterrupted flow of Western arms.

Zelensky’s comments come amid increasing friction with Washington, as Trump pushes Kiev to accept what media outlets have described as his “final offer” to end the conflict. Reports indicate that Washington’s framework includes freezing the conflict along the current front lines and recognizing Crimea as Russian territory – a condition Zelensky has firmly rejected.

Trump stated that “Crimea will stay with Russia” in an interview with Time Magazine on Friday. He argued that Kiev would never have enough weapons or manpower to retake the peninsula, which “was handed over to Russia without a shot being fired.” Crimea officially joined Russia in 2014 after a referendum held following a Western-backed coup in Kiev.

“Our position is unchanged,” Zelensky reiterated on Friday, despite acknowledging Kiev’s dependence on continued American support.

Trump and other senior US officials have warned that if progress is not made soon, Washington may reconsider its role as mediator and shift its focus to other global priorities. According to reports, Ukrainian officials are already bracing for the possibility of reduced American support should negotiations collapse.

Moscow has stated that it is open to negotiations and is grateful for Trump’s peace initiatives. However, the Russian leadership has stressed that it seeks a lasting solution to the conflict, saying a temporary halt in the hostilities would simply allow Ukraine’s Western backers to rearm its military. Any peace deal must acknowledge the territorial reality and address the root causes of the conflict, including Ukraine’s NATO aspirations, Russia has insisted.

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