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Donald Trump made clear that his personal grudge with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky hasn’t abated during a phone interview with NBC News.

Speaking with Meet the Press anchor Kristen Welker on Saturday, the president knocked Zelensky for offering assistance to the U.S. and Middle Eastern countries, the latter of which the Ukrainian president said on Friday were seeking his aid in sharing drone detection technology.

The “last person we need help from is Zelensky,” Trump told Welker.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 164 points 2 weeks ago (24 children)

Ukraine is winning because they found cheaper drone defenses than drones...

Were burning thru our sophisticated interceptors because we're wasting them on drones 1/100th the prices.

Iran just has to keep pumping out the same drones they've been sending to Russia.

Like, Ukraine is literally the one government that knows how to win this kind of war.

[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 82 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The only person who knows how to do anything in the US is Donald Trump, if anyone has the audacity to know better than him they will be demoted, fired or abducted by ICE.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Haaaaaaang on.

Are you saykng that Iran has been supplying Russia with drones, and now they'll be keeping them to use against the USA, for the explicit purpose of being destroyed?

So, wouldn't this mean Russia loses their supply? So wouldn't that mean it's actually in Zelenskyys best interest to NOT help the USA?

If USA ends their war quickly, Iran starts supplying Russia again with drones. But until that happens, wouldn't Ukraine have an easier time in their own war?

[–] testaccount372920@piefed.zip 31 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The USA is rapidly burning through munitions that Ukraine desperately needs. I suspect the loss of those anti air weapons etc is much worse for Ukraine than the small reduction in drones launched at them.

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[–] Damage@feddit.it 16 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

If USA ends their war quickly

The only way the US ends this war quickly is by retreating. Drones or not it's a quagmire.

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[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 147 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

Trump treated Zelensky like a wet rag when he invited him to the whitehouse and Zelensky still willing to offer his first hand knowledge and experience of drone warfare.

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 89 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

That's what being the bigger man truly means. In more ways that one.

Zelensky is the bigger man in this case. Again, in more ways than one.

[–] NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Buy he want wearing a suit. Difmt you know the suit is the only thing keeping you from looking like a gross pedophile blob?

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[–] fizzle@quokk.au 16 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

I think Zelensky is probably looking for some quid pro quo.

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 weeks ago

Obviously. It's also meant as a "thank you for the support US have given Ukraine, allow us to share what we've learned in our drone warfare."

But Trumps pride cannot handle that Zelensky might have something to teach the US when it comes to warfare.

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[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think Zelensky knows a lot of us in the US support him and Ukraine.

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[–] pseud@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 weeks ago

That's what being in a fucking pickle means.

I mean, I'd do the same..

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[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 79 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Guys, in starting to think this president might be a Russian asset

[–] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk 22 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Wait just a minute.

Just because everything he says and does is intended to benefit his Russian masters, it doesnt mean he's a Russian asset

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[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 18 points 2 weeks ago

My Trump is not a communist. He may be a liar, a pig, an idiot, a communist, but he is not a porn star!

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 64 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

trump already lifted oil sanctions from russia, hes going to abandon ukraine very soon.

[–] 73ms@sopuli.xyz 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hasn't he done that already? What is the US doing to help Ukraine at this point?

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[–] TheObviousSolution@lemmy.ca 64 points 2 weeks ago (37 children)

This isn't about Zelenski, Trump has a grudge against any political leader that isn't corrupt.

[–] shane@feddit.nl 15 points 2 weeks ago

Zelensky was the proximate cause of Trump's first impeachment, right? The perfect phone call?

I need you to do is a favor, though.

I think that Trump does have a grudge against Zelensky.

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[–] 58008@lemmy.world 36 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Cucked little bitch. Putin's dick is so far down his throat that he's able to fuck his breakfast Big Mac.

I still cannot believe that this pube-flecked chunk of human excrement won a second term. It's still genuinely sickening to me, like my stomach really feels like I'm perpetually tipping over the apogee of a rollercoaster when I remember what happened. His winning the first term was at least comprehensible, but I'm still punchdrunk from the shock of it all, even after all this time. And I'm not even from the US! I can't imagine what it feels like for the people who have to live there, especially those who aren't cis-white-hetero-males.

[–] AMoralNihilist@feddit.uk 12 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Anyone who has spent any time in the US shouldn't be surprised by him winning. It was and is still shockingly frustrating and disappointing, but unfortunately that's only because it's an emotionally difficult pill to swallow how awful so much of it is.

Sort of how no one is surprised when Israel bomb indiscriminately, the US invades/coups/bombs another country, Saudi executes a bunch of people, Russia is excessively brutal, massacres in African conflicts if not genocides and ethnic cleansing that most of the world ignores.

No matter how predictable, it is always shockingly horrifying, but not surprising.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 19 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

JFC, HE CHEATED! Everybody knows it! He won EVERY swing states? That's was pretty much a statistical impossibility. They made no secret of it, both Trump and Musk both said many times that they intended to steal it.

All they had to do was flip one vote in seven states. That's how we ended up with MILLIONS of straight Democratic ballots, with Trump at the top. MILLIONS OF THEM! Who does that? Who votes that way? Have you ever met a person who voted straight Democratic, except for Trump? I've never met one, and I've never seen one on TV. That's because they don't exist, not in any significant numbers.

And the craziest thing is, they ONLY seem to exist in the swing states, because that vote pattern didn't occur anywhere else.

But as soon as the polls closed, the MAGA comedy act of Schmuck & Jeffries immediately declared Trump's victory "fair & square," abdicating their sworn responsibilities, and condemning America to the political Hell we are being dragged through.

If it was "fair & square," it was the first time in his entire life that Trump didn't cheat, and it is highly doubtful that he would choose the one election that would keep him him out of a life sentence in prison to finally play it straight. Does that sound like the Trump we know?

Quit doubting America, quit doubting Harris's campaign, and place the blame where it belongs - on Trump, and his evil cabal of corrupt, treasonous, pedophiles.

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[–] ol_capt_joe@piefed.ee 33 points 2 weeks ago

And Trump wins the Oscar for dumbest man alive, dead, or in a vegetative state 🏆

[–] metermatic26@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Unbelievable…Trump’s would rather save his ego than let Ukraine help save American lives.

My brother in-law actually has a diagnosed personality disorder and the way Trump behaves, especially while under duress, is identical to how my brother in-law would react.

If Trump indeed suffers from a personality disorder, which I am convinced is the case, then he is literally incapable of backing down.

This is an absolute nightmare scenario for the US. Trump won’t stop until he is forced to stop. We will see Trump make even more crucial mistakes and see him try and escalate this as far as he possible can.

[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Is it still considered a disorder when it is someone's whole personality? If you removed the perpetual rage, the extreme narcissism and the bullying I think you would only find an orange stain on the floor where Trump was.

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[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

That relationship exploded early last year, when the president and Vice President JD Vance appeared to engineer a confrontation with the Ukrainian leader at the White House. The two blamed him for gambling with “World War Three” as the conversation devolved into a shouting match in front of the cameras that stunned reporters in the room.

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-meeting-zelensky-ukraine-vance-b2706864.html

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 36 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Gambling with “world war three” — you mean like attacking a large nation that’s friendly with China and Russia and has a choke hold on international shipping of crude oil?

[–] FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But BiBi told him to

What was Drumpf supposed to do?

Not attack Iran? >!and risk BiBi showing the world the dirt he has on him?!<

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[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 29 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Did we really expect anything else from the guy who wanted to swap out a 4 star general for a TV host as their minister of defence? Seems to be par for the course.

Meanwhile, everyone else is looking at Ukraine, taking notes every single day. We now know what the war of tomorrow will look like. That is a rare opportunity. Completely wasted on Americans that think brute force is always the answer.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Not just looking and taking notes; being actively trained by Ukraine. They didn't just make this offer to their allies yesterday. Every other nation that's been rendering assistance to Ukraine has been actively receiving training in drone warfare from them in return for a while now. The US refused because they were too arrogant to think Ukraine had anything to teach them. And then they started a war with a nation that's leading the way in cheap combat drones. Drones that Ukraine already knows how to counter.

And people have died for that arrogance.

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[–] Klox@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago

"Personal grudge"? Trump is a Russian asset. He doesn't give a fuck about Ukraine.

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Trump going 0-3 I'd hold a grudge too

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[–] krull_krull@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 weeks ago

Trump: i need help, can somebody help me

Zelensky : i can

Trump: No, not you

[–] Gobbel2000@programming.dev 11 points 2 weeks ago

Crucially, Russia uses the same Iranian-designed Shahed drones that Iran is deploying now. And Ukraine offered the US assistance for defending against them already last August. https://www.axios.com/2026/03/10/us-ukraine-anti-drone-offer

[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Of course, that fat bastard in the Oval Office being the running dog for the Kremlin.

I'm sure it's an open secret in Ukraine.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Why would Zelensky even bother?
Its clear Tramp is no ally.

[–] Samuelwankenobi@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

At this point I think Zelensky just is doing whatever he thinks he can to try to stop any changes of the US changing sides and teaming with Russia

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[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 weeks ago

No point reasoning with trump, no point pushing him away.

He is doing the smart thing - milking trump of every last drop of military aid that he can get.

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[–] yggstyle@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Why would a Russian asset successfully weakening our ties with other countries, destroying our economy, and exposing our troops to unnecessary harm... want something that works?

He and his maggot faithful are speed running losing as if it were their explicit purpose.

[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 8 points 2 weeks ago

Ukraine is one of 2 nations that have first hand experience with drone warfare and the defence against. I wonder what the US generals are thinking? Maybe Russia has offered to help.

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