Ukrainians in Kyiv have been shocked by the U.S. welcoming Russian President Vladimir Putin with a red carpet in Alaska.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/34545866

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — In Kyiv, Ukrainians living under near daily Russian bombardment watched with astonishment as their country’s most important ally rolled out a red carpet in Alaska for the man they blame for over three years of war, bloodshed and loss.

Natalya Lypei, 66, a Kyiv resident, did a double-take. But the images flashing on her phone screen were real: U.S. President Donald Trump greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin warmly and clapped as the Russian leader approached him, after having been escorted into the country by four American fighter jets.

Trump also ignored the arrest warrant issued for Putin by the International Criminal Court that has kept him mostly confined at home or in nations that are strong allies.

“How can you welcome a tyrant like that?” she asked, echoing the thoughts of many Kyiv residents.

The red carpet treatment, the lack of concrete decisions for Ukraine and, most significantly, neglecting the significance of sanctions — a policy that could turn the tide in Kyiv’s favor — have felt like a betrayal for Ukrainians who have borne enormous suffering in the almost three-and-a-half years since Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Tens of thousands of Ukrainian servicemen, the country’s bravest and most skilled, have been killed and wounded, thousands of civilians have been killed in Russian strikes, and a fifth of the country is under occupation, severing families, properties and Ukraine’s territorial integrity.

  • ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.comEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Natalya Lypei, 66, a Kyiv resident, did a double-take. But the images flashing on her phone screen were real: U.S. President Donald Trump greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin warmly and clapped as the Russian leader approached him

    Natalya must be completely clueless. It’s Donald Trump, him ass kissing Putin is not at all unusual or out of character. Stop trusting or having any faith in him to do the right thing. The guy is a total bastard, always has been, always will be.

    If most Ukrainians are shocked by this, they need to learn more about Trump. He said Europe needs to pay more for its own defence. That’s because he doesn’t give a shit about Europe. But in a roundabout way, he’s right. We should rethink our relationship with the USA because of people like him.

    • czl@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      22 hours ago

      Natasha probably more worried about what’s happening in her country than the state of US politics or whose ass Trump kisses.

  • Renohren@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Anybody who isn’t an oligarch feels betrayed, constantly, by the actions of those who consider themselves to be Ubermensch.

    Those two Dofus, and others like them, don’t get we know what they are doing and see through their bullshit 100 miles ahead.

    What frightened them with Luigi will only multiply, no matter what control they think they are applying through their surveillance capitalism. It’s simply not possible to control what goes on between our ears. It’s possible to control personas that we all use on the internet but it’s much harder to control the being of meat and thoughts. And this is what will get those monsters as it often got others in history.

  • modernangel@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Overdue wake-up call for any Ukrainians who still didn’t realize how much the regime owes to Russian propaganda trollbot farms