March 3, 2025
Another lesson in Great Power Politics
By Bill Ponton
After the recent Oval Office flare up, it is obvious that Zelensky still believes that his allies in entertainment/media, the Democrat party, and the EU will come to his rescue and derail the Trump train. Maybe it was all those fawning celebrities making their (paid) pilgrimages to Kyiv that inflated Zelensky’s perception of himself. (Recall that many of those appearances were sponsored by our tax dollars, courtesy of USAID.) Maybe it was a Brussels politician whispering in his ear that he does not need to pay attention to Trump because the EU has his back. Whatever is propelling his outward demeanor and rhetoric has led him astray this time around with Trump. Babbling on about Trump being under the influence of the Kremlin is about the worst thing that Zelensky could have said. He is forgetting that this is the president who has weathered partisan accusations of Russian collusion since the start of his first term and is in no mood to listen to such nonsense.
Trump has publicly stated that Zelensky is bluffing his way through a high-stakes card game and he’s right. The lyrics from Kenny Rogers song the Gambler sticks in my head.
You’ve got to know when to hold ‘em,
Know when to fold ‘em,
Know when to walk away,
And know when to run
At this point, it’s time for Zelensky to run and take the first flight out.
Even the most brain-dead Democrat knows that Trump is not going to write a blank check to Kyiv to continue the war as his predecessor did for three years. Continued American support will be predicated on Kyiv’s cooperation in reaching a settlement with the Russians. That means ceding the territory that Russia currently holds and settling for a future security arrangement that does not include Ukraine’s membership in NATO. It’s Realpolitik 101 and Zelensky is getting a crash course in it.
more
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/03/another_lesson_in_great_power_politics.html
