After a meeting between Pres. Zelensky and Pres. Trump ended in disaster, an administration official said the U.S. might cut off all aid to Ukraine completely -- even canceling arms shipments already authorized and paid for www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/u... - ThreadSky

johnismay.bsky.social • 19 hours ago

After a meeting between Pres. Zelensky and Pres. Trump ended in disaster, an administration official said the U.S. might cut off all aid to Ukraine completely -- even canceling arms shipments already authorized and paid for https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/us/politics/trump-ukraine-weapons.html

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eschermca.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Why is America ignoring this????

ind84124.bsky.social•13 hours ago

The plan all along. Set up this meeting and acted like total asshats for the sole purpose of creating the excuse.

aussiefletch.bsky.social•17 hours ago

More than likely diverted it to Russia

ehrnst.bsky.social•15 hours ago

"TODAY, FEBRUAR 28TH, 2025 -A DAY WICH WILL LIVE IN INFAMY- UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT ZELENSKY WAS SUDDENLY AND DELIBERATELY ATTACKED BY THE PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE USA. NO MATTER HOW LONG IT MAKE TAKE HIM TO OVERCOME THIS PREMEDITATED ATTACK, HE WILL WIN TROUGH ABSOLUTE VICTORY"🇺🇦

johnisfrompa.bsky.social•19 hours ago

The term Ugly American is making a big time comeback.

chelew.bsky.social•16 hours ago

WRITE YOUR CONGRESSPERSONS AND SENATORS NOW AND TELL THEM TO SUPPORT UKRAINE. DO IT TO IGHT. DO IT THIS MORNING. FLOOD THEIR INBOXES. MAKE IT CLEAR.

barely-sane.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Gangster Trump demonstrating the Art of the Shakedown. And this appeals to evangelicals?
The US is doomed.

katherine-krebs.bsky.social•15 hours ago

trump is a thug & bully. No honor.

commentqueen757.bsky.social•5 hours ago

My mother,94, she cried when she saw the video, likening it to the film A Christmas Story. "This reminds me of something. It's the bully and his little toady beating up Ralphie for his lunch money," she said. "I'm reading the New York Times to see who's going to stop this." She's disappointed.

etclcsw.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Take a step back see the plan at work here. Berating Zelinsky was the whole purpose of the meeting! Trump and Vance along with that reporter set it up as a smear to make the public believe he was the bad guy in the war. They had no intention of a mineral deal b/c Putin wants the Minerals.

jandehn.bsky.social•16 hours ago

BLOG: This debacle - an attempt at bullying on a national scale - confirms that Russia and the other fascist state - the United States - seek to carve up Ukraine. All democracies must reject this outrage. The US is not Europe’s ally, it is its enemy. Act now! https://www.jandehn.com/post/molotov-ribbentrop-pact-2-0

norwtx.bsky.social•16 hours ago

What Putin want Trump will deliver.

realadam.bsky.social•12 hours ago

After yesterday's spectacle at the White House, we saw how guests are treated in the USA... It seems that, following the example of Canadians, I will not go there for a long time.

viviennesoton.bsky.social•12 hours ago

I will never go to the USA again. Easy for me to say that - even if the fascists leave office after 4 years, and that is by no means certain, I won’t be able to afford the travel insurance due to my age. I will miss New York, San Francisco and other pockets of civilised life.

scottmakingsense.bsky.social•11 hours ago

US fecking grave diggers

pudel2609.bsky.social•11 hours ago

As Europeans, the #WhiteHouse and its #presidents have always been symbols of democracy and freedom. The #AmericanDream hard to achieve, but the ultimate goal.
That‘s over now. I never expected that an American President and Vize would treat an allied friend in public like this.

mojd.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Damn well better not. Previously authorized by a real president and by congress. Mr. Thin Skin Tantrum
Bully needs to grow the fuck up.

waynebuildslnk.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Just as Russia wishes.

2323jb.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Please join me in visualizing a shield of protection, in addition to all military protection, surrounding Ukraine, and surrounding President Zelensky.

jimwhitney.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Do it and then the US doesn't have power of threats. Time for Europe to step up -- I think they will.

deb3ms.bsky.social•16 hours ago

The press had lost its way. There is no one left to hold this lunatic accountable. It’s a five alarm fire & the press shows up with a squirt gun. Pitiful

mahamudra.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Americans who elected Trump and Vance, you are complicit.

first time in history you fully support a dictator waging a war responsible of a million casualty against a brave decent man representing proudly the good & brave people of his country.

History will remember that.

carinapirra.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Ukraine already surrendered and demilitarized in exchange for security assurances from the USA, as stated in the Budapest Memorandum. Since 2014, the U.S. has not provided these assurances in an effective and appropriate way. Maybe the U.S. should start talking about that.

maximumgirl.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Where where is the outrage

maximumgirl.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Where is the nation wide protest

hobokenirish.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Trump doing Putin’s bidding.

stavros.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Sounds about right, although the money wont go to waste, $trump has that ear marked for his pension fund.

colinthefish.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Trump.admires Putin because he believes that it's leaders who decide what to do and not International bodies that have curtailed inter nation aggression since WW2. Invading Ukraine and taking it over is fine by him because he has designs on Greenland and Canada. Therefore he wants Putin to win .

talentedripley.bsky.social•13 hours ago

I hate Trump vance so deeply. Their moral squalor as they screw the free world.

maggie76.bsky.social•19 hours ago

This f@&king POS. Who didn’t know traitor Trump would screw Ukraine? My God! How do we get Traitor out of our WH NOW? Does anyone think THIS ELECTION WAS STOLEN?

pham60.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Similar to what he was impeached for the first time.

Tell Susan Collins I don’t think he has learned his lesson and isn’t chastened.

theeagles.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Thanks for sharing this disturbing news! Trump is acting like a Dictator who is embracing the Dictators of the world! Trump has joined THE AXIS OF EVIL!

piebrain.bsky.social•16 hours ago

SO , build a bunker stockpile shit, you will live a little while after the first strikes when Europe falls , nothing to sweat about, it is inevitable that the United States fails all Empires do.

dawnc71.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Heartbreaking

numb.comfortab.ly•7 hours ago

Trump is such a vindictive petty little bitch.

threeapp.bsky.social•11 hours ago

I suspect many in Europe may welcome this if it jolts their governments into prioritising protecting its citizens through proper funding of defence and security.

spacewranglerca.bsky.social•16 hours ago

this was the plan all along and the meeting was a setup/ambush to use as excuse for doing this

eviloverlordactual.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Just what Putin told Trump to do.

#fucktrump #fuckvance #fuckrubio

tittina.bsky.social•14 hours ago

It's been disgraceful. Two bullies against a victim of aggression. Vile behaviour from Potus. And why did you avoided mentioning that on Telegram Medvedev called Zelensky "an insolent pig", celebrating the Russian puppet's ambush? Shame on America. Make America Russian Altogether!

ensby.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Trump is a fountain of lies. Zelensky resisted.

karen444.bsky.social•6 hours ago

That was the plan all along. Who holds a press conference without an agreement in place and then scolds a man who has fought for his country like a 2 year old? Sickening

sturmlliouville.bsky.social•13 hours ago

"ended in desaster"

Why do you keep the sanewashing of what Trump and his cronies commits on full display?

maximilianorides.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Let Trump shove them up his ass

saltynh.bsky.social•17 hours ago

They were going to cut off aid anyway, this is the pretense they set up.
But it's as transparent as fuck

itsmejenn.bsky.social•16 hours ago

This.

reluctant-cynic.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Pathetic, Mr Trump openly trying to kick Ukraine while it's down to gain maximum one-sided concessions on its natural resources, right in line with tutoring he received from that Cohen slimeball, but now for ALL to see on the international stage. Time for EU to step in, esp after disses from T?

chiniquy33.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Donald Trump, the Russian Stooge (Ass-et)
Trump has more love and respect for Putin, than he does for American government workers and American and European political leaders.
https://chiniquy.wordpress.com/2023/06/09/is-donald-trump-a-russian-assets/

reluctant-cynic.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Wow, Mr Trump openly trying to kick Ukraine when it's down to "extort" maximum concessions on natural resources, not surprising for someone tutored by that Cohen slimeball, but now for ALL to see on the international stage! Time for European Union to step in, especially after being "dissed" by T?!

reluctant-cynic.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Wow, Mr Trump trying to kick Ukraine while it is down and blatantly "extort" maximum one-sided concessions on natural resources, another example of the "tutoring" Mr Trump received from that Cohn slimeball, but now for ALL to see on the international stage! Time for European Union to step in?!

thrideye.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Where is the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES? And who do they represent you what a joke😂 it seems they’re human seat warmers because the true separation of powers is now merged into a slushy. Whatever this President does to our detriment is fine with it. “Houston we have a KING”

pupdog1964.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Trump is a pig!

c-birdz.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Trump said in his campaign he wanted to be a dictator on day 1. Zelensky has the integrity to stand up to dictators, like a true leader of the free world 🙏🏼

birgitt.bsky.social•8 hours ago

https://bsky.app/profile/anneapplebaum.bsky.social/post/3ljbaxhl2222v

dmstraker.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Will American weapons now be sent to Russia?

dmstraker.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Today, I weep for the world.

I weep for friends, denied
I weep for America, alone
I weep for a world on fire
I weep for cold bones.

fernieboy.bsky.social•13 hours ago

The only thing that surprised me about Trump’s executive order today officially designating English as the official language of the United States….

is that he didn’t name “American” as the official language of the United States…

and claim that he invented it.

d00mguy.bsky.social•2 hours ago

I fucking hate it here dude

iwouldwishfor.bsky.social•15 hours ago

I want to see the same thing when Netanyahu comes calling for more weapons, but I suspect it's not going to happen, because a) he'll be perfectly fine giving away other people's resources and b) he's the agressor and that's something Trump can relate to. Meeting dictators to divide up the prize == 👌

mobilenighthawk.bsky.social•16 hours ago

The USA politic is sickening.
BEWARE !
YOU CANNOT TRUST THE USA !!

krazo25.bsky.social•16 hours ago

paulvenable.bsky.social•15 hours ago

It is disgusting that Trump and Vance acted like they personally provide the funding, when they have been in the White House for less than two months.

I would love to see their tax returns for the past few years to see how LITTLE they have actually contributed!

krizzi4272.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Now that the Ukraine is lost to your Sowjet friends when and where will they start the next war? Baltic states or Poland. And you American traitors will stand by the Sowjets. Schämt Euch!

krizzi4272.bsky.social•13 hours ago

To drive a Nation into a conflict, then bully them and finally become their traitor, that's something special only the US does. Schämt Euch!

bobtheretired.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Thanks again to the NYT for the sanewashing, gaslighting, and absurd double standards you used to help Trump during the 2024 campaign. The fascist takeover you enabled is going great, amirite? And remember how y’all responded to criticism with condescension and more gaslighting? Good times.

spacely.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Like a mature leader does when his fee-fees are wounded.

kaiona4246.bsky.social•14 hours ago

What Trump and Vance did to President Zelinsky today in the Oval Office was embarrassing and disrespectful. Trump is a bully and Rubio was spineless. I truly believe Trump is a Russian puppet. I think an investigation into Trump’s connection to Russian money is warranted. Trump needs to go.

markviss.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Europa sollte der USA alle bisher geleisteten Zahlungen an die Ukraine rückerstatten. Somit ist die USA komplett raus. Dann wird Europa gemeinsam mit der Ukraine die Bodenschätze vermarkten. Ausschließlich kein Lieferung an die USA! Die Europäische Union muss sofort eng zusammenarbeiten!

irvineghost20.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Your coverage right now and the @nytimes.com homepage doesn’t even try to represent how repulsed the majority of Americans are by yesterday’s meeting. This country is not just the MAGA cult.
Trump and Vance are disgusting to so many people. DO BETTER

carpet123.bsky.social•8 hours ago

It's deliberate!
https://bsky.app/profile/gregsargent.bsky.social/post/3ljbmvsb4ck2w

And Bluesky (prompted by the NYT?) is labelling criticism like this "spam".

1/2

carpet123.bsky.social•8 hours ago

2/2

gartmartin9.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Meeting ended in disaster implies both sides are to blame. That's not the case. Dishonest of you to frame it this way.
There was clearly a pre-meditated plan by Trump and Vance to attack Zelenskyy---on behalf of Putin.
There was no deal, other than steal the rare earth assets w/nothing in return

pompey77.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Then it is very clear Trump is an alliance with Putin is growing. This a security risk to all of NATO members

alicul.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Because he has the money and the power Trump thought he could bully Zelenskyy into surrendering. That’s his idea of negotiating. He doesn’t understand people who stand up for their values the way he doesn’t understand the military because he doesn’t see “what’s in it for them”, (his own words!)

klon69.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Він і американських військових не поважає. Культ особистості. Америка вже ніколи небуде як раніше і довіра до неї яка будувалась всіма президентами.

cinomed.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Cutting off all aid was planned in advance .

Do you think we are as gullible as NYT "journalists" ?

gonnerinsocal.bsky.social•17 hours ago

I wish Zelensky was our President and Trump was a homeless guy living under a bridge somewhere

normcorerockwell.bsky.social•16 hours ago

What do you have against bridges?

eyeballhatred.bsky.social•13 hours ago

NB: The Associated Press and all English-language social media accounts, including the Ukrainian president's X account, spell his surname Zelenskyy.

squaresquirrel.bsky.social•12 hours ago

I was guilty of not adding the extra 'y'. I noticed and researched he prefers Zelenskyy. It's the least bit of respect I can show.

eyeballhatred.bsky.social•3 hours ago

BBC is single y, but CBC and ABC (🇦🇺) are two.

squaresquirrel.bsky.social•1 hour ago

I don't know how they decide but the man's preference would be best I'd say. 🐿️

eyeballhatred.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Exactly. I was just making a usage point. It's fitting.

squaresquirrel.bsky.social•1 hour ago

I understand 🐿️

giobbe56.bsky.social•16 hours ago

letsgofc.bsky.social•17 hours ago

That’s how he got impeached the first time!

unclehub.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Thin-skinned beta don

burdivega.bsky.social•14 hours ago

#Trumptraitor

jimmyleg.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Americans will soon no longer be welcome anywhere in the world except Russia.

kitchtime71.bsky.social•16 hours ago

47 is a Russian asset

oldunreliable.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Which is what they wanted all along.

happyharry77.bsky.social•17 hours ago

And the press needs to pound them for this…why would you not assist Ukraine against a hostile foreign power. Why would you treat a democracy as the enemy. If Trump won’t answer the press talk to the Dems and drive him crazy

hurricane0499.bsky.social•4 hours ago

The war is a profitable business for the military industrial complex thugs warmongers brokers bankers politicians and high ranking officials . the Ukrainian comedian made (stolen)hundreds of millions $ of the war therefore the juggler wants continuation of the war🐮

plumstock.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Shame. Shame on all you stupid asshats who profess to be "patriots" yet voted for this anti-democratic loon and Russian asset, and shame on the @GOP for enabling. The Cold War is over, we lost, and the price was incredibly cheap - the cost will be devastating. I feel bad for my kids.

joeff53.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Imagine losing the Civil War and the Cold War in the same month.

atonimartin.bsky.social•17 hours ago

True Americans stand with Zelenskyy.

sunshinesails101.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Traitors

alexsz.bsky.social•8 hours ago

The betrayal is painful, but if you are not Western European, you shouldn't be surprised. This is just the way of dealing with empires.

roryr6.bsky.social•10 hours ago

If only biden had really supported Ukraine

chiefjoer.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Fine. They’ve shown who they are: the bad guys.

paulknott11.bsky.social•9 hours ago

It is crystal clear & indisputable now that Trump is in Putin's pocket. The only mystery is why so few Americans seem to feel the humiliation of that or have any willingness to do something about it.

darktildawn.bsky.social•8 hours ago

This seems obvious to me. The US public education system has been intentionally dumbed down since 1970 by Republican Presidents who each took away more funding and altered course content for political purposes. Now, we are in the beginning of Idiocracy. Proud to be stoooopid!

theorem1.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Today was pre-planned staged drama so that 47 could justify his complete withdrawal of support for Ukraine based upon Zelenskyy‘s behavior. Vance’s ambush was to provoke an angry response.