Comment by Curt: BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH! NAZI SAD
BY TYLER DURDEN
Bloomberg is just out with a devastating behind-the-scenes account of a hot-headed Zelensky at the NATO summit in Vilnius, and the growing Western backlash in the face of his obvious frustration and what’s being seen as ingratitude for the steady flow of billions of dollars in arms to Kiev.
Apparently even the mainstream media agrees with our own assessment of the Ukrainian leader having thrown a “tantrum” as he complained about the “weak” and “absurd” NATO stance on Ukraine’s membership. The blistering tweet he issued in English while en route to Lithuania exposed cracks in the alliance, as Bloomberg highlights in the opening of its very revealing Wednesday piece:
Volodymyr Zelenskiy was running hot ahead of his sit-down with NATO leaders on Tuesday evening. The Ukrainian president had been angered earlier in the day by what he said was an “absurd” reluctance to give his country a clear timeline on membership.
That outburst in turn riled the partners who have funneled billions of dollars of weaponry and aid into Ukraine’s defense against the Russian invasion — the US had been given no warning before Zelenskiy unleashed his attack on social media.
Embarrassed Man Could’ve Sworn Invitation Said 'Costume Party' https://t.co/VMLPFQdalc pic.twitter.com/4LGqXGty4y
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) July 12, 2023
All day Wednesday, the above (very real) photo of an isolated and defeated-looking Zelensky standing amid NATO heads of state (with backs turned) circulated widely on social media.
And things were even more tense behind the scenes, as Bloomberg writes: “Over dinner in Vilnius, with US President Joe Biden back at his hotel, the other leaders delivered a clear message to Zelenskiy, according to one person who was present. You have to cool down and look at the full package, Zelenskiy was told.”
While it’s not quite yet a full on ‘hero to zero’ story… things are certainly sliding in that direction, given it’s unprecedented that the Ukrainian president who previously enjoyed rockstar status in Western capitals since the start of the invasion could be told to basically ‘cool it’!.
Bloomberg continues in reference to Zelensky: “He had, after all, been given a renewed commitment to eventual membership and new security guarantees from the Group of Seven nations. By the next day, the message appeared to be sinking in.” The publication was privy to some key Western leaders’ exact words, presenting the rare dressing down as follows [emphasis ZH]:
“Whether we like it or not, people want to see gratitude,” UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace told reporters the following morning. “You’re persuading countries to give up their stock” of weapons and ammunition, he added.
This account of the behind-the-scenes wrangling is based on interviews with more than a dozen diplomats and officials involved in the summit who asked not to be named discussing private conversations. NATO leaders were trying to thread a needle on Ukraine’s membership bid when they arrived in Vilnius: They were seeking language that looked like progress and that Ukraine could sell as progress but fundamentally didn’t leave them any closer to getting dragged into a war with nuclear-armed Russia.
Ultimately the hawks (mainly among the Baltic and Eastern Europe states) have lost at Vilnius. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has admitted “There was a lack of political will.” Thus it appears that Zelensky’s angry, desperate tweet lashing out at Western partners was a last ditch effort at shaming NATO into conceding to its demands of being immediately fast-tracked to membership.
Bloomberg reveals further, that “Crucially, it was the US and Germany that insisted on dialing back the commitment to Ukraine joining the alliance. Earlier drafts of the communique offered a clearer pathway to Ukraine eventually joining, but Biden and Chancellor Olaf Scholz were wary of going too far.”
“Their teams demanded changes in the final days before the summit, upsetting lots of the other European nations, as well as the Ukrainians.” Indeed Biden in a CNN interview at the start of the week confessed the obvious: that Ukraine’s admission into NATO with the war still going would automatically unleash war between nuclear-armed powers – a WW3 doomsday scenario. Hence the West is now telling Kiev: just stop.
In Zelensky’s next big NATO summit appearance Wednesday following a no doubt awkward evening, things were different as he belatedly “got the message”…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday struck a more conciliatory tone on the subject of Ukraine joining NATO after he raised criticism this week over his country not being formally invited to join the alliance.
Zelensky said at a joint press conference with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday that Ukraine has already come a “long way in interoperability” with the organization and praised NATO’s decision to remove the need for procedural step — for Ukraine to have a Membership Action Plan — to join the alliance.
More rare, awkward moments of Zelensky being on the receiving end of chastisement and humiliating sarcasm:
REPORTER to ZELENSKY: "How soon after the war would you like to be in NATO?"
BIDEN INTERJECTS SARCASTICALLY: "An hour and 20 minutes! You guys ask really insightful questions!" pic.twitter.com/U2wwwR4HfK
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 12, 2023
Just the day prior: Below is the much more confident Zelensky brimming with self-righteous rage, attempting to convince NATO leaders to change course on stating firm “conditions” for future possible membership.
He demanded… Ukraine “deserves respect”.
We value our allies. We value our shared security. And we always appreciate an open conversation.
Ukraine will be represented at the NATO summit in Vilnius. Because it is about respect.But Ukraine also deserves respect. Now, on the way to Vilnius, we received signals that…
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 11, 2023
The New York Times’ summation of precisely what fell short in the NATO communique explains: “NATO declared on Tuesday that Ukraine would be invited to join the alliance, but did not say how or when, disappointing its president but reflecting the resolve by President Biden and other leaders not to be drawn directly into Ukraine’s war with Russia.”
Like Biden, Zelenskyy isn’t a president.
He’s just a paperweight.
Zelensky is pushing things too far. Nobody want’s WW3
Zelenskyy is a national leader defending his own homeland from murderous foreign invaders. What do you not get about this?
Nah. He’s a Western/WEF install who is disposable. And they will dispose of him, eventually.
The Russian invasion was caused by our installed governments.
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians would still be alive if the Democrats/deep state/feds didn’t have to bypass our democracy and rig an election.
The funniest thing is that Trump is actually anti-colonial, while Obama is full on Conquistador.
He didn’t seem so “anti-colonial” when he visited Puerto Rico and threw rolls of paper towels into the crowd.
His administration declared an emergency—then blocked $20 billion of approved assistance and obstructed the subsequent investigation into their failure to deliver.
New probe confirms Trump officials blocked Puerto Rico from receiving hurricane aid
NBC, not credible.
Puerto Rico is part of America, you twit.
Yes, yo-yo. That would be the point, wouldn’t it?
Supplies stolen and hidden in warehouses, a tarmack full of water left to waste in the sun, PR just does not have the intelligent people elected. Seems the only supplies distributed were the paper towels Trump tossed out for a photo op.
He is a puppet just like his sugar daddy, biden.
I think some of these globalist elites want just that.
The machinations of the globalists has been exposed by this “war.”
All the NATO (WEF) nations had been tricked into depleting their own munitions thru gifts to Zelensky.
Now they are running very low and nobody is restocking them.
They outsourced their weapons manufacture to BRICS nations!
The Dutch globalist gov’t has already fallen and France is in tatters as their immigrant class (immigrants and their children) wars with their natives.
Germany is also having riots and looting by immigrants and their children.
The USA has a president in denial but the people know we are in a recession and now, because “loose lips sink ships,” we learn we, too, are low on ammunition.
Zelensky is being seen thru as a puppet of the globalists to destroy Western nations with this phony war.
How rich is he now?
Where will he find a home when he flees Ukraine?