Europe and Volodymyr's Free Ride is Over
Mike Kimelman
Empowering Leaders: Bestselling Author, Investor, and Executive Coach Specializing in Disruptive Innovation and Human Optimization
Zelensky’s Oval Office Meltdown: The Moment Ukraine Nearly Lost Everything
This was Zelensky’s moment to secure Ukraine’s future—to walk into the White House, shake hands, and walk out with a deal that guaranteed his country’s survival.
Literally, all he had to do was put on a tie, show up, smile, say 'thank you,' sign the papers, and have lunch. That‘s it.
Instead, he blew it.
What should have been a landmark agreement, granting the U.S. access to billions in rare earth minerals while offering Ukraine security assurances against future Russian aggression, collapsed spectacularly in front of the world.
Zelensky, in an unbelievable display of arrogance and political incompetence, turned a 40-minute productive meeting into a public confrontation with President Trump and Vice-President Vance.
And now? No deal. No guarantees. And potentially no more U.S. aid.
Ukraine just lost its last and only chance to escape total collapse—all because Zelensky thought it was a good idea to lecture, insult, and threaten the one country that has kept his government afloat over the last 4 years.
A Masterclass in Diplomatic Suicide
Make no mistake, this is entirely Zelensky’s fault.
From the start, Trump greeted him graciously. The administration was ready to turn the page, help Ukraine recover, and negotiate a realistic peace deal.
But instead of securing a future for his people, Zelensky played to his warmongering globalist backers and lapdog media and turned the meeting into a hostile spectacle.
How It All Fell Apart
After 40 minutes of mostly productive talk with some minor insensitivity on Zelensky’s part, he then decided to ramp up the rhetoric and confront Vance and Trump over their willingness to sue for peace and make a deal with Putin.
?? Zelensky demanded more military aid—Trump downplayed the importance of endless weapons and made it clear: this war needs to end, not escalate.
?? JD Vance pushed back hard, warning that Ukraine doesn’t have the leverage to make demands. Zelensky responded by challenging Trump and Vance in front of the press—a disastrous miscalculation.
?? Zelensky then made the fatal mistake—he warned Trump that the U.S. would "feel" the consequences in the future if it didn’t continue funding Ukraine. Perhaps this was a miscommunication borne from English not being his native tongue, but it sounded a helluva lot like a threat.
Trump wasn’t having it.
?? "You don’t know that," Trump fired back. "Don’t tell us what we’re going to feel. You’re in no position to dictate that."
?? "You don’t have the cards right now," Trump warned. "With us, you start having cards."
?? Zelensky tried to interject—Trump cut him off. "You’re gambling with the lives of millions of people. You’re gambling with World War III."
?? And then the final warning: "Your people are very brave, but you’re either going to make a deal, or we’re out. If we’re out, you fight it out. And I don’t think that’s going to be very pretty."
With that, it was over.
Zelensky stormed out, the minerals deal collapsed, and the U.S. signaled that Ukraine aid is now officially in limbo.
Even Senator Lindsey Graham, the biggest neocon warmonger in Congress, threw Zelensky under the bus and called for his resignation after watching the disaster unfold.
This wasn’t just a loss. It was a geopolitical humiliation.
If you watched the full exchange (and you should—don’t trust the MSM’s sanitized clips), you saw something rare in American politics: unfiltered realness. Trump and Vance didn’t play the polished diplomat game. No scripted platitudes, no behind-the-curtain winks. They laid it out raw: America’s tired of being fleeced, and Ukraine’s not in the driver’s seat.
Trump’s line—“Your people are brave, but you’re either going to make a deal or we’re out”—was a gut punch of truth. This is the alpha, America First energy we voted for.
After years of grifters like Biden using Ukraine as a slush fund, it’s refreshing to see leaders who don’t grovel.
Zelensky, though? He misread the room—badly. What’s apparent is Zelenskyy is actually a neophyte diplomat who got used to negotiating with Hollywood sycophants, uni-party warmongers and a senile corpse of a President.
He’s used to bullying weaklings like Biden or guilt-tripping Europeans into compliance. Trump’s not that guy. You don’t stroll into the White House, spit in America’s face, and expect a pat on the back. The guy was minutes from a deal that could’ve saved his country, and he chose egotistical pride over pragmatism. Disastrous politics.
His White House meltdown wasn’t just a diplomatic blunder—it was a catastrophic miscalculation that could doom Ukraine. This entitled war dwarf had one job: secure a deal with the only country whose largesse keeps him afloat. Instead, he picked a public fight minutes away from a handshake that could’ve saved his nation.
Let’s zoom out. This war didn’t have to be the meat grinder it’s become—close to a million Ukrainian dead, a hollowed-out nation, and no end in sight.
Back in March 2022, Zelensky had a peace deal on the table: keep most of Ukraine’s borders, get security guarantees, and stop terrorizing ethnic Russians in Donbas. It was a win. But the U.S. and UK, drunk on war games and money laundering, nixed it.
Zelensky—too weak, too compromised, or too naive—went along. Fast forward to today: Ukraine’s losing, Russia’s emboldened, and Zelensky’s burning bridges with the one country that can bail him out.
The Oval Office fiasco wasn’t just a tantrum; it was a microcosm of Ukraine’s broader failure. Zelensky’s got no leverage—America’s sent hundreds of billions, Europe’s a paper tiger, and his army’s running on fumes. Threatening Trump with “you’ll feel it” was asinine—like a kid shaking his fist at the guy holding the checkbook.
The British and French who have infinitely more leverage than Ukraine came to D.C. politely and left with smiles. Zelensky? He picked a fight and left with nothing.
Zelensky Just Sealed Ukraine’s Fate
Zelensky has spent years acting as if he has leverage over the United States. That illusion is now shattered.
For months, Trump’s administration was working behind the scenes to negotiate the best possible peace deal for Ukraine—one that would preserve Ukraine’s sovereignty while ending the bloodshed.
And Zelensky? He chose grandstanding over securing a future.
The only thing keeping Ukraine from complete collapse was American support—and now that’s gone.
As a betting man, I’d wager Zelensky has three ways out:
1?? Apologize and take whatever deal Trump offers in the next 96 hours.
2?? Be removed by his own people—either by impeachment or by force.
3?? Continue grandstanding and watch Ukraine be obliterated.
If Ukraine’s security forces were smart, they’d remove him now and reach out to Trump themselves, because this war is over.
America Has No More Patience for Deadbeat “Allies”
Zelensky made the fatal mistake of believing his own propaganda.
He thought the U.S. needed Ukraine more than Ukraine needed the U.S. Wrong.
?? America isn’t obligated to fund foreign wars. That’s what ‘America First’ means.
?? Ukraine is not nor has it ever been an “ally”—it’s a dependent.
?? NATO is nothing without America.
Zelensky’s delusional arrogance just proved exactly why it’s time for Europe to handle its own mess.
The Europeans have allowed their militaries to rot, their economies to stagnate, and their entire defense strategy to depend on American charity.
Europe has spent decades hollowing out its nation-states and militaries, trading sovereignty and self-reliance for bloated welfare programs and utopian fantasies of globalism.
Secure under America’s military and nuclear umbrella, they funneled their wealth into handouts instead of defense, assuming Washington would always foot the bill for their security. Now, when faced with real threats, they lack the will, the means, and the stomach to fight.
As John Robb noted, “If they are cut adrift, they will be forced to become nation-states again, making them fit to be allies again.”
This is a continent that won’t prosecute or deport rape gangs, yet zealously targets its own citizens for daring to speak against the slow-motion destruction of their culture and safety. Weak, decadent, and utterly dependent.
That ends now.
Want to fight Russia? Be my guest.
But don’t expect the American taxpayer to bankroll your self-inflicted war while you come to the Oval Office and spit in our faces.
This Entire War Was Avoidable
As I’ve written in the past, every step of the way, this disaster was manufactured by the corrupt U.S. foreign policy establishment:
?? 2014 – The U.S. backed a coup in Ukraine, installing a puppet government hostile to Russia.
?? 2019 – Zelensky was elected on a peace platform—then bullied into aggression demanding NATO admittance by the U.S. and UK.
?? 2022 – A peace deal was on the table in March. Biden and Boris Johnson killed it because they wanted to keep using Ukraine as a proxy warzone.
?? 2023-24 – Ukraine has been in a slow, controlled defeat, hemorrhaging troops and territory while Washington launders billions.
This never had to happen.
And now?
Trump has two main goals— negotiating a fair peace to end the bloodshed and separating Russia from China and bringing them back into the U.S.-European fold - the so-called ‘Detachment Approach’.
That’s the real geopolitical game. Ukraine? A pawn that’s already been sacrificed by all sides.
Zelensky’s ego just cost him his last and only chance to negotiate a way out.
And Ukraine will pay the price.
The Reckoning Is Here
The most embarrassing part of this entire debacle is that the entire war was driven by a series of lies.
Unchecked Neocon expansionism and the Russia Collusion Hoax—orchestrated by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama—set the stage for years of fabricated anti-Russia hysteria that led directly to the Ukraine disaster.
Now, millions are dead, and the people responsible for this mess still haven’t paid a price.
And Europe?
It’s time to face reality.
?? Europe is militarily useless.
?? NATO is a joke without America.
?? Ukraine was never an ally—just a corrupt money-laundering sinkhole.
Zelensky’s White House meltdown was a masterclass in self-destruction. He had a shot at stability, security, and survival—and he blew it for a soundbite.
Zelensky’s humiliation in Washington wasn’t just about him—it was a turning point for U.S. foreign policy.
The era of blank checks and endless wars is over.
America is done being the global ATM, and taxpayers are done footing the bill.
People are suffering and barely making ends meet while these clowns beg for handouts for wars of their own making.
Ukraine can either make peace—or go it alone.
America is done paying for other people’s failures and war games.
Here’s the entire segment for those who still think Trump and Vance ‘started it’. It’s 40 minutes of mostly productive talk and agreement, and then the fireworks start when Zelensky starts shitting on Putin and casting doubt on America’s ability to effectuate a diplomatic ceasefire or end to the war.
And an interesting take from David Sacks.
And here’s a few short clips demonstrating that your average black person on the street with zero higher education has a better grasp on reality and geopolitics than any liberal today.
And plenty more in this thread…
Read the full article here for the best darn memes and tweets of the week
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21 小时前I would call it a blank check....Looks more like credit card bill and the credit limit was denied. ??
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22 小时前Please translate into your mother tongue of Russian. Selling out 80 years of American blood and treasure. Trump's capitulation to everything Russia wants IS Russian collusion in action.