Zelensky says he is ready to negotiate peace

What would the US do if it were in Ukraine's position? It certainly wouldn't go along with some other power telling it that it has to lose.

> This is what strong American leadership gets you, get used to it.

I see no strong American leadership here. I see a weak president throwing a hissy fit because Zelensky wasn't willing to sufficiently kneel down and kiss Trump's ass. Zelensky is the strong leader here.

1 - European leaders are talking the talk but afraid of actually walking the walk with respect to Russia, even despite Putin being drastically weakened over the last two years, which does not bode well at all.

We have been hearing much in recent years about the (dismal) state of readiness within the US military. Given reliance on the US for defense, it is entirely plausible the state of European militaries is even worse. Russia and Iran are not going to stop their push; we need a strong Europe to prevent a nightmare scenario.

2 - It is also possible that Zelensky actually was being overly pushy, asking for too much, reneging on deals, exploiting media, etc. and European countries chose to curb discussions as well, forcing him to come back to the table with the US. This tracks with past difficulties the Biden administration faced in talks with Zelensky[A] and aligns with the narrative that Trump has been pushing in recent days.

This, honestly, would be an even worse scenario. That would somehow place Zelensky _below_ Trump in reasonable-ness and diplomatic maturity, which is an already impossibly low bar. This of course does not bode well for peace talks. Regardless of political stance I think we can all agree the current West is not ready for WW3 to start right away.

I feel this is slightly less likely as it seems Zelensky is coming back to the table on his own imperative.

[A] https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/biden-los...

Are you serious? Powerful people know their place and Zelensky definitely didn't know his. Trump only threw a 'hissy fit' as you claim, because Zelensky started making demands, when he should be thanking the US for the billions of dollars we already poured into his country. Definitely a sign of a weak leader.

Another sign is completely getting rid of fair and Democratic elections and forcing men at gun point to fight in a war where they will most likely get killed.

Only one person on that stage did this.

It's funny, none of the Zelensky supporters will mention this, even though you've accused Trump of wanting to get rid of elections for years.

"What would the US do if it were in Ukraine's position? It certainly wouldn't go along with some other power telling it that it has to lose."

They wouldn't bite the hand that feeds them.

Unless you really believe that one month of Trump is all it takes for the EU to suddenly take their own defense seriously, and damn the political consequences when the costs hit.

2 I don't think so, I believe he's understandably desperate for security guarantees that go further than the paper ones Russia blew past in 2014 and 2022. Sadly I think he isn't getting them, and between the fiction of European unity and the reality of economic partnership with the US, the latter is more likely to lead to meaningful security.