"..he prefers to be glazed and lied to by Putin, who helps Iran kill U.S. troops in the Middle East and boasts of inevitable military victory when his army can't even convene a proper Victory Day parade on Red Square for fear of Ukrainian drone attacks."
🐑 Will say: "Fake news"
Russia's gains on the battlefield have slowed considerably. The Institute for the Study of War assesses it's taken "381.5 square kilometers and seized 13 settlements since the start of 2026, and that Russian forces have only seized two settlements and have actually lost 59.79 square kilometers across the theater since March 1."
This, at a time when U.S. military aid to Kyiv has reduced by 99% since Trump assumed office, NATO PURL deliveries (paid for by Europe to arm Ukraine) are now inconstant because of the war in Iran, and Elbridge Colby is yet again blocking what little aid Congress authorized to be sent via the National Defense Authorization Act.
Ukraine is nightly pounding Russian energy infrastructure, cutting into the economic benefits of U.S. sanctions relief. Tuapse on a good day looks like a scene out of "Dante's Peak."
Meanwhile, Zelensky has cut decade-long defense cooperation deals with the major GCC countries and Turkey and restored diplomatic relations with Syria.
For the first time since 2022, Ukraine is now confident enough in its own domestic military capacity to export weapons abroad.
Finally, what Easter ceasefire? Ukraine recorded over 10,000 violations by Russia in a 32-hour period.
Trump is getting all this intelligence directly from CIA Director John Ratcliffe (and the CIA continues to aid Ukraine in striking Russian targets deep inside Russian territory), but clearly he prefers to be glazed and lied to by Putin, who helps Iran kill U.S. troops in the Middle East and boasts of inevitable military victory when his army can't even convene a proper Victory Day parade on Red Square for fear of Ukrainian drone attacks.
There is a reason support for Ukraine grows among MAGA-aligned Republicans. They understand the president is full of shit; and they know a real a winner when they see one.