@just_another_person to politics • 14 hours agoZelenskyy expects ‘strong steps’ from US if Russia rejects ceasefirewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square28arrow-up1153arrow-down11cross-posted to: europeanfederalists
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minus-square@ultranautlink16•13 hours agoIt’s meant to apply pressure. Failing to provide a strong response would mean that Trump is weak. He is both stroking Trumps ego and subtly poking it at the same time.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•12 hours agoMm… good point. My rhetorical question aside, yes - it’s plain that what Zelenskyy’s actually doing is putting Trump on the spot. But I hadn’t put together that the specific phrasing of it also strokes Trump’s ego - that’s a nice touch
It’s meant to apply pressure. Failing to provide a strong response would mean that Trump is weak. He is both stroking Trumps ego and subtly poking it at the same time.
Mm… good point.
My rhetorical question aside, yes - it’s plain that what Zelenskyy’s actually doing is putting Trump on the spot.
But I hadn’t put together that the specific phrasing of it also strokes Trump’s ego - that’s a nice touch