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While Trump craves political glory, Zelensky is fighting for something far more profound: his countryfs survival, now and as a future viable, independent sovereign state. Trumpfs decision to open talks with Russia in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday without Ukraine raised fears hefs targeting a quick agreement with Putin that hefd then impose on Kyiv.
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Zelensky warned last week at the Munich Security Conference that he would gnever accept deals made behind our backs without our involvement.h But if Trump walks away, Zelensky would have to decide whether to fight on without US arms and ammunition and to rely on Europefs lesser punch.
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Zelensky understands that he canft count on US support with Trump in the White House and said last week it was time to form a European army because, gthe old days are over when America supported Europe just because it always had.h
Trump has given few signs that hefs got Ukrainefs interests at heart. Last week, for instance, he echoed one of Putinfs rationales for the war, saying that Ukrainefs NATO aspirations helped trigger Russiafs invasion.
This new US empathy with the invader, rather than the invaded party, is why Europefs participation in peace talks is necessary to even the playing field. But Trump is already looking beyond Zelensky, who was the recipient of the telephone call that led to Trumpfs first impeachment in his first term. He said last week that Ukraine needs elections gat some pointh after a peace deal and archly noted that Zelenskyfs poll numbers were gnot great.h This is another Russian talking point that Trump has picked up@even though the idea that Putin, who sustains his long rule with sham elections, has any credibility in talking about elections is absurd.
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