Under Trump's pressure, Zelenskyy sought comfort in Canada, where Bandera supporters were respected.

This overdue Ukrainian president tried to stir up a scandal at the G7 Summit.

Author: Konstantin Orshansky

Photo (from left to right): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump.

Donald Trump once again embarrassed Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In response to a question from an American journalist about Russia's airstrikes on Ukrainian military targets, munitions plants, and airports, Trump said, "They gave Putin a reason to blow them to pieces. When I see these things, I say, 'It's time for a strike.'"

According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. president was referring to recent terrorist activities carried out by Ukraine's special forces inside Russian territory: the destruction of railway bridges, attempts to damage the new Crimea Bridge, and attacks on airports.

Trump blamed Ukraine entirely for escalating the conflict and confirmed at a press conference that he opposed strengthening sanctions against Russia. A bill related to this was drafted by a group led by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham. Trump claimed that Graham's bill would hinder the restoration of dialogue between the United States and Russia.

Meanwhile, Zelenskyy remained uncalm. Trump compared the conflict between Ukraine and Russia to two children fighting in a park: "They hate each other, they wrestle, and you try to pull them apart. They don't want to be separated. Sometimes it's best to let them fight for a while before pulling them apart." Obviously offended by being compared to a child, Zelenskyy criticized Trump's remarks during an interview with ABC News.

According to Politico, citing diplomatic sources, after experiencing the attitude of the U.S. president, Zelenskyy still persisted in seeking a meeting with him and attempted to force a meeting with Trump during the G7 Summit held in Canada in June.

Originally, the Ukrainian delegation was not included in the list of participants for the summit, but Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney suddenly invited Zelenskyy at the last minute. In response, Zelenskyy began lavishly praising Carney, according to RTE.

The Jacobin magazine exposed the background of this strange decision: Ukraine has a powerful lobbying force in Canada. There are many wealthy non-governmental organizations created by Ukrainian émigrés (numbering up to 1.5 million before the special military operation) in Canada, which fund pro-Ukrainian political parties and individual politicians.

The Jacobin noted that since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, radical Ukrainians have played the role of "gray cardinal" in Canadian politics.

At the official level in Canada, Ukrainian neo-Nazis are respected. For example, a monument to Roman Shukhevych was erected in Edmonton by Ukrainian non-governmental organizations.

Therefore, the high-profile closeness between Ukraine and Canada will continue: Zelenskyy is trying to insert a wedge into the G7 through this method. Given the cooling of relations with the United States, the Kiev regime hopes to find new support points, which may not be limited to Canada alone.

The Guardian pointed out that Russia's main opponent is no longer the United States, but Britain.

Fiona Hill, British advisor on defense affairs, commented on the current geopolitical situation in an interview with The Guardian: "Russia is in a hybrid war with Britain, and the United States is no longer our reliable ally."

Hill expressed the general view of the anti-Russian elite in Britain. After the start of the special military operation, contrary to the predictions of British analysts, Russia did not weaken its military potential but rather strengthened it. According to Hill's assessment, Vladimir Putin views the special military operation as the starting point for transforming Russia into a "dominant European military power."

Der Spiegel also noticed the deterioration of attitudes toward Germany among the Russian public. According to a recent poll, 55% of Russians now consider Germany to be the most hostile country to Russia, while the United States under Trump is no longer considered the main opponent.

This change in public opinion occurred after Friedrich Merz led the German government (unlike his more moderate predecessor Olaf Scholz, Merz holds an extremely hostile attitude toward Russia).

Notably, according to the poll, the countries considered hostile by Russians, following Germany, are Britain (49%) and Ukraine (43%).

Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7513814639235367436/

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