Zelensky goes to Washington.
Zelensky strode into the Congress dressed in his green T-shirt and demanded more money for his regime. The response was a "standing ovation". Congress greeted this rogue leader as an "emotion filled fan" might react to an unexpected sighting of Taylor Swift.
Congress swapped gifts with Zelensky; he gave them a Ukraine flag and they gave him a US flag. For all intent and purpose this was "pure theatre" in support of the narrative that paints Ukraine as something akin to the 51st State of America. In process, within the US Congress, is "the gift" of another $US 45 Billion to Ukraine [which adds to the more than $US 100 Billion that has flowed into support the Zelensky regime from over 40 nations in 2022]. The irrational justification for all this is that Zelensky is a hero/leader who is on the frontline in defending global democracy.
Congress is apparently an enthusiastic fan of Zelensky even though he leads what is generally regarded as one of the most corrupt state on Earth. Zelensky is best known for closing Churches and mandating how Christian can practice their religion. He has eliminated his most competitive opponents. He has shown himself to be delusional as he continues to call for regime change in Moscow as the preconditions for peace in his war against Russia. He is well known to be an actor not a leader of a unified nation. And so on and so on...
Zelensky told Congress that the funds, weapons, training, etc sent to them so far was not "charity" but an "investment" in global democracy. He says he is determined to use these investment funds to fight until there is regime change in Russia [that means Putin is gone]. This assumes that Ukraine can redress the fact that Russia is winning this war and this state of affairs will continue over the next 6 months. Europe must prepare to receive 7-8 million Ukraine citizens who will will soon pour over the EU's borders. In a shopping mall in Prague, just yesterday, I spoke with a young Ukraine women who is one of approximately 600,00 who have found their way into the Czech Republic throughout 2022. Czechs somewhat like the Americans have supported the Zelensky regime and thus have sent him money since the war began; but, that sentiment is beginning to wane.
Zelensky is still urging the US Congress and NATO to escalate their war effort on the ground even under "the real world" threat from Washington and Moscow of an all-out nuclear conflict. For three days the world [collectively] held its breath as the Cuban Missile Crisis threatened a nuclear conflict between America and Russia; but, Bobby Kennedy and his brother's Cabinet [with a lot of luck] managed to unwind that crisis and to avoid a nuclear conflagration. Here we go again... We stand on the brink of nuclear annihilation. But as with the Cuban Missile Crisis, surely, there are some wise souls somewhere who can find a way through this maze of "deceit and deception" that threatens peace in our times.
Richard.
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