As Trump seems to be setting the stage for a historic geopolitical shift, he not only paints Ukraine as the culprit in the conflict but also ridicules Zelensky, who was once portrayed as a hero of resistance, as a ‘dictator without elections’. This distortion of history is as if to present a meticulously staged drama to the American public, with Ukraine, a nation struggling amidst the flames of war, playing the part of a mocked clown on the stage.
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