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The Ukrainian president said would resign "immediately" if his country was offered NATO membership.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20250223152516/https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-zelenskyy-offers-to-quit-in-return-for-nato-entry/a-71720973


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[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 14 points 2 hours ago

Very nice and clever response to the shitheads expecting meat-headed claims of “Zelensky dictator, no election, Russia rescue” to hold any water.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 22 points 3 hours ago

Hats off to one of the few remaining real politicians who put the country over their own person.

On the other hand, if they would hold a vote for a new president after that, he surely would get the job again.

[–] shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 93 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Trump so mad because Zelenskyy got all the balls and he got none

[–] m532@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Russia will prevent ukraine nato entry

[–] gallopingsnail@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 hours ago

Explain how

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 157 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

That's not very dictator-like. I'm starting to wonder if Donald Trump misjudged him...

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 68 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Trump is incapable of comprehending this level of selflessness

[–] puppinstuff@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 hours ago

Zelensky isn’t facing down prison and treason sentences on their way out. But he would have to avoid Russian tea service in his retirement.

[–] blakenong@lemmings.world 37 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Trump is incapable of comprehending ~~this level of selflessness~~

[–] Twig@sopuli.xyz 25 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 8 points 8 hours ago

Trump is crap

[–] HeadfullofSoup@kbin.earth 24 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

As with everything Maga it was projection

[–] sibannac@lemmy.world 1 points 39 minutes ago

Gaslight Obscure Project, GOP.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 8 points 9 hours ago

Ol Drumpy? Misjudge someone‽ Nah, that's just the WoKe meDiA lying to you!!!/s

[–] FMT99@lemmy.world 76 points 9 hours ago

Really clever move. Take the wind out of old Trumptator's sails

[–] rekabis@lemmy.ca 10 points 6 hours ago

I think the rest of NATO should eagerly take him up on his offer… sans the resignation. Because Ukraine needs Zelenskyy at this point.

That alone would enrage Putin and his KGB puppet currently sitting in the Oval Office.

And then the rest of NATO can go completely weapons-free at Russia and Belarus.

[–] Jackcooper@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

Didn't turkey block Sweden for years? Can Ukraine join NATO if the US opposes?

[–] Count042@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Ukraine can't join without being in active conflict with another country for a set amount of time.

A rule, I might add, put in place to prevent exactly this scenario.

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 1 points 4 hours ago

A fascist dictator rising in USA? That was planned for?

[–] Uniformly9@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I think if the US opposes Ukraine joining, then NATO will be de facto replaced by some European equivalent. So the question is, is the US - and specifically I mean the Trump regime - comfortable with that?

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Nothing would really need to change, as if Ukraine was admitted to the EU defence agreement, that is a stronger binding agreement than NATO towards Europe.

And if Russia attacks, and most of NATO is thus at war, the US will then do what the US would have always done either way, which I don't know what it is at this point.

[–] DaPorkchop_@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 hours ago

I assume the US' plan would involve blowing a bunch of shit up, making the situation significantly worse while achieving none of the objectives they originally intended to, and transferring a fuckton of cash to Lockheed Martin in the process.

[–] Uniformly9@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 hours ago

Well said, I agree with your take. It’s very unsettling.

[–] PoY@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 7 hours ago

any single country can block another from joining

[–] PoY@lemmygrad.ml -4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

bargaining with less than no leverage.. smart move

[–] Azzu@lemm.ee 2 points 3 hours ago

This is not bargaining... It's simply proving he isn't a dictator

[–] foenkyfjutschah@programming.dev -2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

sadly he just doesn't get it.

[–] doodledup@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Get what? I think he's a great negotiator.