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We can’t be surprised the BBC took the highlights that fit the narrative that we the UK are in the right for gifting billions to Zelenskyys Ukraine! Media corruption has been ongoing for as long as it existed
I totally agree that Zelensky was the problem today after watching the whole session. Don’t rely on media excerpts if you want to get to the truth.
@ZelenskyyUa mishandled this. And I say this as someone who has supported @Ukraine from the beginning of the war. @realDonaldTrump was appropriately angry, but kept his composure.
In a negotiation, you should never overplay your hand, particularly if it is a bad one, and the lives of your people are at stake.
In order to be a mediator, you can’t be viewed by either side as favoring the other. Trump is carefully and patiently playing this role. It is not helpful for Zelensky to be disrespectful.
That said, I expect Trump to continue to be the honest broker between Russia and Ukraine, but he will now likely increase what he wants for the U.S. unless Zelensky quickly apologizes and offers something to Trump. A very unfortunate day for Ukraine.
I totally agree that Zelensky was the problem today after watching the whole session. Don’t rely on media excerpts if you want to get to the truth.
@ZelenskyyUa mishandled this. And I say this as someone who has supported @Ukraine from the beginning of the war. @realDonaldTrump was appropriately angry, but kept his composure.
In a negotiation, you should never overplay your hand, particularly if it is a bad one, and the lives of your people are at stake.
In order to be a mediator, you can’t be viewed by either side as favoring the other. Trump is carefully and patiently playing this role. It is not helpful for Zelensky to be disrespectful.
That said, I expect Trump to continue to be the honest broker between Russia and Ukraine, but he will now likely increase what he wants for the U.S. unless Zelensky quickly apologizes and offers something to Trump. A very unfortunate day for Ukraine.
I really, really dislike the concept of Valentine’s Day.
Why does there need to be a specific day to show your partner love and affection? That should be 365 days of the year.
When I was in a relationship, I would specifically NOT celebrate Valentine’s Day — as a protest to modern society. But outside of that, I would shower my partner with gifts throughout the year.
Hermes Bags, Gourmet Meals, Manchester City Hospitality Tickets (she was not into football), I even upgraded her flights to first class because she travelled a lot, and her modelling agency was always putting her in economy.
I could not spend a lot of time with her due to my career — so my “love language” was gift giving.
But ultimately, overtime, I realised I was not getting this same energy back. And that she didn’t support my endeavours fully.
And that is when I decided my love for football was more important than my
love for her. And moved on.