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“Trump Isn't Joking About ‘Liebensraum'”

by a senior US insider for the Byline Times - writing in The Byline Supplement on Substack

@BylineTimes

“After supporting Putin over Ukraine, Trump's plans for Greenland, the Panama Canal, and Canada aren't just idle talk. Neither is military action in Mexico”

open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu

Byline Supplement · Trump Isn't Joking About LebensraumBy Byline Supplement
#Press#US#Trump
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holding elections is one of ’s key demands, as believes that a new Ukrainian govt would be much more pliable or amenable to Moscow’s wishes. [+ parts of Ukraine are currently under Russian ]

In May 2024, Putin said that ’s term had expired & that Ukraine needed to hold an election, a claim that has been repeated numerous times to question Zelensky’s legitimacy as a leader.

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questions President Volodymyr ’s legitimacy

“When they want a seat at the table, you could say the people have to, wouldn’t the people of Ukraine have to say, like, ‘You know, it’s been a long time since we’ve had an election.’” - Trump on Tues.

The next day, Trump went a step further, calling Zelensky a “dictator without elections.”

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’s claim that or the West, not , was responsible for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is one that has repeated many times since Feb. 24, 2022. In his address to the Russian people declaring the invasion, Putin repeatedly blamed Ukraine for instigating what he called Russia’s “special military operation.”

: Trump’s Comments Echo Talking Points

has made several statements on Ukraine & ’s full-scale invasion of the country in recent days that closely resemble Kremlin rhetoric.

The assertions have amplified fears that Trump…may try to pressure Kyiv to make major concessions….

The Moscow Times examines Trump’s statements & how they compare to Kremlin talking points:


themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/19/

The Moscow Times · Fact-Check: Trump’s Ukraine Comments Echo Kremlin Talking PointsBy The Moscow Times

It should be clear to all Europeans that Trump is not just our adversary but our ENEMY. The United States are de facto out of NATO and a country that supports terrorism and undermines democracy. We must not fool ourselves and think that this is not true. This must be our working assumption from now on. If we don't help Ukraine no one will and our entire continent is compromised.

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says Trump is living in a Russian-made ‘disinformation space’

apnews.com/article/russia-ukra

Zelenskyy said he “would like Trump’s team to be more truthful” in his first response to a series of striking claims the U.S. president made the previous day, including suggesting that Kyiv was to blame for the war, which enters its fourth year next week.

#Trussia #truth #disinformation #propaganda #MAGA #Trump Zelenskyy #Ukraine Press

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a press conference in Kyiv, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (Tetiana Dzhafarova/Pool Photo via AP)
AP News · Trump is living in a Russian 'disinformation space,' says ZelenskyyBy Justin Spike
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#measles #Texas #Republicans #vaccination #vaccines #RFKJr #antivax #PublicHealth #healthcare #epidemics #disinformation
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President Volodymyr of appealed to the admin on Wed to respect the & avoid in discussing the that began w/a invasion of his country, in his first response to Trump’s suggestion that Ukraine had started the war.

Zelensky said that the president was “living in a disinformation space” & in a “circle of disinformation.”


nytimes.com/2025/02/19/world/e

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine told reporters on Wednesday that President Trump was “living in a disinformation space.”
The New York Times · Zelensky and Trump Trade Blows as Feud Escalates Over Peace TalksBy Andrew E. Kramer