Author: Dal Stanton
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3/2/2025 — Five Failures in the Oval Office (video)

America hurt itself badly today. TIMOTHY SNYDER — In this, my first substack video, I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share. Video link
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3/2/2025 — The Diplomacy Impasse: Trump-Zelensky Meeting Collapses as Ukraine Seeks European Support

From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / March 2, 2025 Summary of the Day – March 1, 2025 President Volodymyr Zelensky’s contentious White House visit with President Donald Trump ended in diplomatic disaster on February 28, casting serious doubt on future U.S. military assistance to Ukraine. As senior Trump administration officials signaled they may cut all remaining aid…
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3/2/2025 — The Reign of the Lord‘s Anointed 
“Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying, “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds…
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3/1/2025 — Zelensky thanks America for four minutes straight 

From: Kyiv Independent — During his visit to Washington on Feb. 28, President Volodymyr Zelensky had a heated exchange with U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance over ways to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. Trump and Vance have repeatedly claimed that Zelensky has not been sufficiently grateful for U.S. support throughout the…
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3/1/2025 — As never before, we must stand with Ukraine!

From: Roman Sheremeta — As never before, we must stand with Ukraine! The MAGA propaganda machine is now in full force. They will attack Zelenskyy for not “respecting the Oval Office,” for being “ungrateful,” and for not being “ready for peace.” Trump needed another excuse not to support Ukraine. He promised to stop the war…
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3/1/2025 — Governor of Pennsylvania: My Statement on Today’s White House Meeting with President Zelenskyy

From: Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania — Pennsylvania is the proud home to over 150,000 Ukrainian and Ukrainian American people. Some have planted roots here for generations – and tens of thousands are here to find safety after fleeing Vladimir Putin’s aggression. My statement on today’s White House meeting with President Zelenskyy:
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3/1/2025 — We are stunned…

From: Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (1101st day) We are stunned. Watching this press-conference Ukrainians felt that it was not just Zelensky, but each of us personally who got attacked, lectured, yelled at and humiliated by JD Vance and Trump demanding gratitude, criticizing that we don’t love putin as much they do, Trump in his usual…
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2/28/2025 — The Finlandization fallacy: Ukrainian neutrality will not stop Putin’s Russia

From: Atlantic Council By Brian Mefford In the month since Donald Trump’s inauguration, the foreign policy of the new US administration has focused on efforts to broker a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia. This admirable initiative is in its infancy as daily trial balloons are floated. Currently, the Trump White House appears to favor a…
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The Kremlin’s Gambit: Putin Rejects Compromise While Courting Trump’s America

From: TransformUkraine By Douglas Landro / February 28, 2025 Summary of the Day – February 27, 2025 As peace negotiations gather momentum, Russian President Vladimir Putin has staked out maximalist territorial demands while simultaneously pursuing a two-track strategy of diplomatic engagement with the Trump administration. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s military has achieved limited tactical successes near Pokrovsk and Toretsk despite…