Rejecting the Peace Plan, Ukraine and Europe Demand US Protection for Ukraine, Trump: No Gratitude at All
With only a few days left until Trump's deadline for Ukraine, Zelenskyy is still struggling desperately.
According to Trump, Ukraine must agree to the "28-point Peace Plan" by this Thursday, otherwise the United States will withdraw aid to Ukraine.
However, Zelenskyy believes this proposal fully considers Russian interests but ignores Ukraine, so he has been unwilling to give in, trying to gain as much leverage as possible.
Trump, however, is not very patient, especially when dealing with Zelenskyy. Over the weekend, Trump posted a message complaining that the United States has been working hard to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but Zelenskyy shows no gratitude, which is really heartbreaking.
After previous experiences, Zelenskyy immediately responded. He stated on social media that it was not true, that Ukraine was extremely grateful to the United States, and would always remember the kindness and love of the American people, especially President Trump who has been longing for peace for Ukraine.
Zelenskyy explained that since the United States provided "Javelin" missiles to Ukraine, various American-made weapons have saved the lives of countless Ukrainian soldiers, which is the greatest help to Ukraine.
Finally, Zelenskyy cried out "Thank you, America" and "Thank you, Trump", afraid that Trump would not feel his gratitude.
It's no exaggeration to say that saying thank you to Trump has become a post-traumatic stress disorder for Zelenskyy. Since being taught by Vance in the White House about the importance of gratitude, Zelenskyy has taken every opportunity to thank Trump. When in doubt, just say thanks first, and only when he says thanks, Trump has the patience to listen.
On the same day that Trump complained about Zelenskyy's lack of gratitude, the US, EU, and Ukraine held talks in Geneva, and the EU and Ukraine submitted a counter-proposal to the "28-point Peace Plan".
This counter-proposal lists Ukraine's demands for the US and Russia, including freezing the conflict along the current front line, rather than giving up territories in Donbas not occupied by Russian forces as requested by the US and Russia, and the United States providing security guarantees to Ukraine, using frozen Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine, etc.
In addition, the EU and Ukraine offered significant benefits, stating that if Trump agreed to provide security guarantees to Ukraine similar to those given to NATO allies, the United States could gain additional benefits, while Russia could gradually be relieved of sanctions and return to the global economic system.
It is unclear whether Trump will agree, but Putin certainly will not. Previously, Putin had already ordered to achieve the set military objectives unconditionally. If Ukraine and the "war mongers" in Europe do not follow what Trump said, they will face even more desperate situations.
Putin rarely uses such strong words like "war monger", which indicates that he has made up his mind to join forces with Trump to pressure the EU and Ukraine to stop the war. As for the outcome, we can only wait until the 27th to find out. Before that, it is likely that Europe and Ukraine will not give up their struggle.
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