Selenskyj steht vor einer bitteren Entscheidung: es mit Trump aufzunehmen – oder sein eigenes Volk zu verraten

It is almost one month since Russia’s military chief Valery Gerasimov declared his forces had captured the town of Kupiansk, sitting in [Kharkiv](https://inews.co.uk/topic/kharkiv?srsltid=AfmBOorDSUUHRTz9CUAJEv8wvihLDkTAJQ-iLYEX3NH4-vJ8L_cKT5Cf&ico=in-line_link) region 25 miles from the border. The general’s claim was echoed at start of this month by his despotic boss, [Vladimir Putin](https://inews.co.uk/topic/vladimir-putin?ico=in-line_link), who invited journalists to witness their triumph. On Friday, [Volodymyr Zelensky](https://inews.co.uk/topic/volodymyr-zelensky?ico=in-line_link) made the perfect riposte: standing in his flak jacket in front of the bullet-ridden blue and yellow sign at the city entrance. “The reality speaks for itself,” he said defiantly.

Zelensky was – according to open source intelligence – roughly 1,000 yards from Russian positions. It was a brilliant move, reminding the world of his bravery at the start of the [full-scale invasion](https://inews.co.uk/news/world/russia-when-invade-ukraine-2022-why-putin-started-war-timeline-conflict-2160097?ico=in-line_link) when he refused to leave Kyiv despite Kremlin death squads hunting for him.

Since then, he has made regular trips to see troops in bunkers and trenches on the front line. This is a striking contrast to the two cowardly blowhards trying to cook up a “peace” deal to carve up Ukraine and enrich cronies. Putin has never been seen in the combat zone to witness his own war crimes, while neither [Donald Trump](https://inews.co.uk/topic/donald-trump?ico=in-line_link) (nor %5Bhis peace envoy Steve Witkoff](https://inews.co.uk/news/world/trump-peace-envoy-britain-europe-deal-russia-4079152?ico=in-line_link)) have dared visit [Ukraine](https://inews.co.uk/topic/ukraine?ico=in-line_link).

Like any politician, the Ukrainian leader has flaws – seen with [a corruption scandal that drove out his chief of staff](https://inews.co.uk/news/world/ukraines-latest-scandal-raising-stakes-dangerous-moment-war-4040924?ico=in-line_link) – but no one can doubt his courage. Yet even his nerves of steel must be tested by his current plight. For he finds himself snared between a White House that despises Europe and is working with the Kremlin to tear off chunks of his country – and his own people who remain resolute in their resistance to invading barbarians, despite deep weariness after so long battling a much larger enemy.

I have just returned from my latest visit to Ukraine. People are tired and stressed – from the rising death toll of friends and relatives, from long nights under intensifying attacks by drones and missiles, from the economic carnage caused by Putin’s war. Yet I was struck by how this resilient society has adjusted to power cuts caused by attacks on infrastructure, which can last 16 hours a day in the capital. And that not one person I met sanctioned the idea of handing over any land still in their hands in exchange for ceasefire, [a resolute stance backed by latest polling](https://neweurope.org.ua/en/analytics/en-foreign-policy-and-security-opinions-of-ukrainian-society-2025-part-1/) and widespread belief that it will only be an interregnum in Moscow’s imperialist war.

Take on Trump. That piece of shit will fold!

I’ve said it a thousand times, it doesn’t matter what Zelenskyy does, Ukrainians will keep fighting, it will just be as militias and insurgents instead of organized UA forces.

No concessions. Take on Trump.

The Ukrainians deserve better. They are standing for the entire world.

I honestly don’t know why Ukraine hasn’t removed Trump already.

Don’t back down President Zelensky, as everyone including my cat knows…..Trump Always Chickens Out (TACO)